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An ‘Armenian Trace’ in Azerbaijan Presidential Candidates’ Debate
The 9th and final debate on Azerbaijani public television among presidential hopefuls occurred again without the participation of the incumbent, Ilham Aliyev.Read More »
Deceased Army Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan’s Sister to Appeal to ECHR
The RA Court of Cassation refused to begin proceedings based on complaints launched by Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan's legal successor (and sister) Tsovinar Nazaryan and...Read More »
Heritage Party Faction Leader Responds to Postanjyan’s PACE Question
Ruben Hakobyan, head of the Heritage Party parliamentary faction, urged National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan to reconsider his statement on...Read More »
Armenian President, Ministers, and MPs to Get a Raise
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is going to get a raise: he will be paid 900,000 AMD (about $2,220 USD) per month instead of the current 400,000 AMD (about $987).Read More »
An Appeal to PACE Rapporteurs to Punish Armenia’s Oligarchs
A group of civil society activists in Armenia are compiling a list of corrupt officials with the aim of delivering it to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs when...Read More »
Georgia Border Placed Within Context of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Human Rights Defender
Georgian media reports that Allahverdi Pelengov, a Georgian citizen of Azerbaijani descent, has been tortured in Armenia are untrue...Read More »
Armenian Parliament Adopts Amnesty Bill
Armenia's National Assembly today voted 102 in favor of granting amnesty to those who committed a crime up to and including Sept. 1, 2013.Read More »
Opposition MP to be Removed from PACE Armenian Delegation, Implies Parliamentary Chair
"Considering MP Zaruhi Postanjyan's behavior at PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] yesterday and based on the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, I declare that...Read More »
Armenian President at PACE: ‘I Do Not Gamble in Casinos’
"Have you recently been in a casino in Europe [...]and have you lost 70 million euros? Who gave you the money you lost?" asked Armenian delegation member, Heritage Party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan following...Read More »
Attorney Insists his Imprisoned Client Needs to be Hospitalized
Aram Mughalyan, in pre-trial detention under charges of "hooliganism" and attempt to intentionally damage another's property, has been on a hunger strike for one week.Read More »