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Inmate Fearing Life in Prison Swallowed Domino Piece, Says Attorney
Artak Karapetyan, an inmate at Artik penitentiary who sewed his mouth shut on Mar. 6 and a week later removed the seams but continued his hunger strike...Read More »
France to Deport Turkish Cleric
A Turkish cleric and four others are set to be deported from France due to their “radical” Islamic views, Doğan news agency reported this morning...Read More »
Occupy Mashtots Park Activists to Decide on Dismantling Kiosks Next Steps
The "brigade" of local activists who expressed intent to dismantle the kiosks in a central Yerevan park will convene a meeting at 5 pm today to decide their next steps.Read More »
Heritage Party Still Unable to Secure Campaign Office in Goris
The Heritage Party hasn't yet resolved the issue of having election campaign headquarters in Goris in the province of Syunik: recently, the opposition party...Read More »
What Message did Russia’s Foreign Minister Bring to Armenia? Opinion
Apart from the discussions that were officially announced between the Armenian and Russian parties, an important message related to the Eurasian Union was...Read More »
After Turkey and Azerbaijan, Most Visitors to Georgia from Armenia
Visits to Georgia by foreign citizens in the first quarter of 2012 increased by 39.4% year-to-year, reaching 677,278, according to official figures released by...Read More »
Swiss Drop Charges Against Turkish Minister in Genocide-Denial Probe
Swiss prosecutors have dropped charges against Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış, instigated after he denied Ottoman Turks committed genocide...Read More »
Azerbaijan Cracks Down on Press as Eurovision Nears: International Watchdog Concerned
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed by the recent wave of journalist imprisonments in Azerbaijan. With at least six journalists currently...Read More »
US Envoy Laments ‘Apathy,’ Urges More Civic Activism in Armenia
US Ambassador John Heffern on Monday complained about what he described as widespread voter apathy in Armenia and urged its citizens to be more...Read More »
Politician Distributes Barley in Villages Ahead of Elections: Paper
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) vice chair, MP Samvel Balasanyan continues his election campaign charity work in the villages of...Read More »