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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 »
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 »