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Armenian National Held Captive in Azerbaijan for 35 Days Has Health Issues
Resident of the village of Verin Karmiraghbyur in Armenia's Tavush marz (province) Mamikon Khojoyan, 77, who returned from Azerbaijan yesterday...Read More »
Would Armenia Take Part in Military Actions Against Ukraine? National Security Service Didn’t Say
The National Security Service effectively didn't answer when local daily Haykakan Zhamanak asked whether Armenia would agree to participate in military actions...Read More »
Letters from Prison: Confessions Obtained by Torture and Other Stories
In 2013, the Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights received around three dozen letters from prisoners in Armenian prisons, the majority of which related to parole.Read More »
Non-Ruling Parties to Participate in Parliamentary Gas Commission
The gas commission will study the legality of Armenia's $300 million debt to the Russian party accumulated between 2011 and 2013, and the...Read More »
Initiative Condemns “Armenian Authorities’ Silence Regarding Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine”
The intervention on Ukraine's territory by Vladimir Putin's regime is a challenge to the international community and global security and a gross violation of...Read More »
Russian Economic Crisis May Affect Armenia: Paper
The unprecedented financial crisis that began in Russia might have a direct impact on Armenia's economy, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.Read More »
Information War: Waiting for Maidan in Armenia
The focus of the latest broadcast of "Information War" is the Maidan — Ukraine's appeal for decolonization. The parallel with Armenia is visible in the logic of post-Soviet societies' pursuit of autonomy.Read More »
Residents of Armenian Village Protest Construction of Hydroelectric Plant
Karbi residents are against the construction. They argue that the a hydroelectric plant will consume so much water from the Aparan reservoir that...Read More »
Armenia Rushes to Join Russian-led Customs Union
"After all the work has been completed, when the agreement will be ready, it will be presented to the Republic of Armenia's National Assembly for ratification...Read More »
Collapsing Building Residents’ New Apartments Promised to Residents of Another Collapsing Building
"Nikoyan came with a group of staff and inspected the site. Everyone saw that because of the collapsing parts, the Ministry of Emergency Situations sealed off the building's courtyard...Read More »