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Armenian Villager Captured Yesterday Died Today: Azerbaijan Defense Ministry
Resident of Chinari village in Armenia's Tavush marz (province) Karen Petrosyan died in Azerbaijan today, reported Azerbaijani news media, citing...Read More »
Armenia, Azerbaijan Gladiators for Russian Empire: Shant Harutyunyan
Commenting on the increased tension at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, political activist Shant Harutyunyan opined that the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples are...Read More »
New License Plates for Armenian Public Transport Vehicles
Starting today, traffic police will provide new license plates to all public transportation vehicles in Armenia.Read More »
No Need for Peacekeeping Forces, Assures Armenian Defense Minister
"Until the Sochi meeting, the opponent's leadership will try to maintain the tense situation, but to expect complete peace, full maintenance of the...Read More »
UK, US Urge Parties to Reduce Tension at Armenia-Azerbaijan, Karabakh-Azerbaijan Borders
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the UK Government expresses concern at recent violence around Nagorno-Karabakh and urges all parties to...Read More »
Journalist Samvel Avagyan Passed Away
Journalist, economist Samvel Avagyan, who was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer this spring, passed away today. Read More »
Charges Against Leyla Yunus are Trumped Up: Amnesty International
The persecution of human rights activists continues unabated in Azerbaijan, in spite of the obligations the country committed to as a member of Council of Europe and... Read More »
New Elections: Prosperous Armenia Party Members Subvert Kasakh Village Council Work for a Year
No village council meetings have been held in the village of Kasakh in Kotayk marz (province) since September 14 last year because the Prosperous Armenia Party...Read More »
ICRC Suspends Work in Armenian Village, Won’t Comment on Who Shot at Armenia-Azerbaijan Border
The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia suspended its work in support of civilians harvesting fields in...Read More »
Human Rights Activist Leyla Yunus Detained by Police in Baku
"Leyla left the house and was going to go to IRFS for a conference. The car in which she was going was attacked right in the yard. The car was stopped and...Read More »