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France Begins Enforcement on Controversial Burqa Ban
A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public.Read More »
‘If You Don’t Come, You’ll Lose’: How Tigran Karapetyan’s April 10 Rally Did Not Take Place
"APRIL 10: Rally outside Matenadaran. If you don't come, you'll lose. 5 pm. People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan." These words were written on... Read More »
Owner of Multilingual Van Newspaper Passed Away Saturday
It was upon his initiative last year that local residents provided accommodations to Armenians attending the Sept. 19 Divine Liturgy in...Read More »
Turkish Author of Article on State’s Role in Dink Murder Trial Awarded Journalism Prize
Correspondent for the Vatan daily in Ankara and author of the book "Hrant Dink's Murder: Media, Judiciary and State", Kemal Göktaş, was...Read More »
Courts in Armenia Remain Subject to Political Pressure: US State Department
Citizens' right to change their government through peaceful elections was restricted due to repeated, significant flaws in the conduct of...Read More »
Protest Outside Chinese Embassy in Armenia in Defense of Ai Weiwei
At 1 pm on Apr. 15, a protest will take place outside the Chinese Embassy in Armenia in defense of world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei...Read More »
Ter-Petrossian Sets New Deadline For Armenian Leadership
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian set a new deadline for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan as thousands of his supporters again rallied in Yerevan’s Liberty...Read More »
Neither HAK nor Heritage Party has Received Proposals for Unity from Paryur Hayrikyan
The Union of National Self-Determination (AIM) has presented a program or a proposal to neither the Armenian National Congress (HAK) nor the Heritage Party.Read More »
Azerbaijani MPs Criticize Bryza for ‘Pro-Armenian’ Views
"The ambassador in his statement attempted to draw a parallel between Azerbaijan aircraft flights to Nakhchivan and flights from Armenia to...Read More »
Syrian-Armenians Don’t Want Revolution: Diaspora Expert on Threats to Armenians
Speaking about possible threats to Armenians on the backdrop of events in the Arab world, diaspora expert Eduard Melkonyan said it's unclear...Read More »