Yerevan Reporter Allegedly Beaten Up by Plainclothes Police
Gevorg Tasunyan, a reporter for Armenian legal news portal Iravaban.net, was attacked by plainclothes police officers on July 21 while covering the violent police crackdown on nearly two hundred demonstrators gathered outside the seized police station in Yerevan’s Erebuni district. ..
Erebuni Armed Group Leader Says Police Forces Gather Outside Seized Building
Police have begun to mobilize outside the seized police station in Yerevan’s Erebuni district, while doctors have been removed from the area, Varuzhan Avetisyan, one of the leaders of the armed group “Daredevils...
I Declare My Solidarity with the Rebels
Meanwhile, I declare my solidarity with the rebels and demand that the authorities resolve the conflict through exclusively peaceful negotiations, no matter how much time or effort it requires...
Founding Parliament Supporter Arrested for Assisting Yerevan Armed Group
The truck owner, Khachatur Gichyan, is a Founding Parliament supporter. His lawyer, Tigran Sargsyan, told Azatutyun.am that Gichyan was formally charged with illegal possession and transportation of arms and remanded in pre-trial custody on Wednesday...
Security Forces Continue ‘Intensive Negotiations’ with Erebuni Gunmen
The National Security Service urges everyone not to intervene in matters which are exclusively within the jurisdiction of the competent authorities, not to interfere with the proper and effective implementation of their activities...
Citizen Believes Armenians Sympathize with Yerevan Gunmen ‘Deep in Their Hearts’
The people’s unwillingness to go out into the streets, according to the 65-year-old citizen, was a consequence of them being convinced that they would no longer be able to change anything in the country. Nevertheless...
Armenian Law Enforcement Search Homes of Opposition Initiative's Supporters
Officers of Armenia's Investigative Committee broke down on Thursday morning the door of Hrazdan resident Vahe Manukyan's apartment to conduct a search at his home, according to a statement issued by anti,,,
Yerevan Ax Attack Victim Slams Police for Inaction on Domestic Violence Cases
Note, Vladik Martirosyan was found guilty in 2015 of having subjected his then-wife to domestic violence on at least three separate occasions; however, he never actually served any time in prison thanks to ...
Powerful Hailstorm Destroys Crops in Six Dozen Armenian Villages: Press
The paper stresses that it is the third time in the current year that heavy hailstorms cause massive damage in Armenia's villages and strip local farmers of their harvest for the year...
Yerevan Court Refuses Bail for Arrested Oppositionist
“I waited at the [appeals] court for an hour yesterday for a hearing, but they said it wouldn't be held. Later, for some unknown reason, they decided to hold one after all without either Sefilyan's or my presence and denied our pre-trial release...
Armenia's President Promotes Controversial Defense Ministry Official
Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on July 7 appointing Grigori Khachaturov, the son of the Chief of the General Staff of Armenia's Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, Commander of the Defense Ministry Third Army Corps...
Yerevan Prisoner Sews Up Eyes to Protest Against Criminal Charges
According to the official, the prisoner does not wish to reveal his identity and is currently under medical supervision. “The inmate has a prior conviction, and is now imprisoned in connection with an unrelated case ...