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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 »
Armenia Citizens Can Visit Georgia Visa-Free for 90 Days Only: Armenpress
Starting on September 1, Georgia will apply a new visa regime for all foreign citizens.Read More »
Diasporan Armenian Businessman Intends to Sue Gazprom Armenia: Zhoghovurd
Director of the Alishan cannery operating in Ararat marz (province) Serzhik Mosesyan intends to sue Gazprom Armenia.Read More »
Major Accident in Georgia: Country Receives Electricity from Armenia
At around 10:30 pm yesterday, as a result of a major accident in the territory of Georgia, the eastern part of Georgia lost electricity for a few hours.Read More »
Armenian Online News Media Mainly Intolerant of LGBT Community: Report
Studying Armenian online news media articles, New Generation NGO discovered that 65–70% of them contained negative treatment, hate speech and aggression... Read More »
Armenian Defense Ministry Claims Information Requested by NGO is “State Secret”
Ministry of Defense representative Manik Santrosyan said that the information requested by the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office contains...Read More »