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Hrant Dink and Vahan Khalafyan: Pashinyan Sees Parallels in Armenia, Turkey
An article written by local Armenian daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") chief editor, imprisoned journalist Nikol Pashinyan...Read More »
‘Iran, Stop Supporting Armenia!’: Protest in Ankara
Around 100 people participated in the demonstration, holding Azerbaijan and Turkey flags and chanting, "Karabakh belongs to Turks!"...Read More »
Etchmiadzin Wants to Govern Armenian Diasporan Churches’ Finances: Hraparak
Board of trustees members of Armenian Apostolic churches located in different cities in France recently sent an open letter to Primate of...Read More »
Father of Dead Soldier Promised to Disseminate March 1 Audio Recording
Sargis Sargsyan, the father of one of the soldiers killed in Martuni army base on July 28, 2010, informed a local daily Haykakan Jamanak...Read More »
Gyumri Mayor’s Son Arrested
At around 3 pm on Feb. 4, chief officers with the RA Police criminal investigation unit detained about 20–25 people from the restaurant...Read More »
New Movements Birth New Leaders: Opinion on Egypt and Armenia
"Similar demonstrations, self-expressions show that what happened in Egypt takes place in Armenia as well: this allows for the possibility that... Read More »
Armenian Demonstrators Say ‘Hurriyya!’ in Front of Egyptian Embassy in Yerevan
A few dozen people had gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in the Armenian capital of Armenia as a sign of support for the anti-government protestors in Egypt.Read More »
Moscow Day of Wrath Gets Green Light
An opposition group in Moscow says it has been given the green light to hold an anti-government protest in the Russian capital next week, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.Read More »
Wives of Imprisoned Opposition Activists Demand their Release
"There hasn't been a retreat, never. Then we were giving the letters by hand, now we put them in a box because they don't provide any answers. They say, we adhere to...Read More »
911 and 112 Emergency Numbers to be Operational in Armenia This Year
In Armenia this year it will be possible to dial 911 (American, Canadian) and 112 (European) emergency numbers, the service of which will be better quality than...Read More »