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Iravunq Newspaper Continues to Preach Hate: Letter to Media Organizations
Despite its name, local newspaper Iravunq (the right) does not aspire to protect human rights, presenting viewpoints that segregate and split society. Read More »
Suspected of Killing Soldier in Karabakh, Fellow Conscript Arrested
On suspicion of murdering 20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan at around 7 am on July 18 at the combat position of one of the military units of...Read More »
Friends of Karabakh War Veteran Convicted of Fraud Will Meet to Discuss Next Steps
"The criminal regime couldn't have let him go; they too know well — the judge, his head hung, was mumbling, he didn't know what to say...Read More »
Former Prosecutor General Appointed New Position
Former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Aghvan Hovsepyan today by a presidential decree was appointed head of the RA Investigative Committee.Read More »
20-Year-old Soldier Fatally Shot: Karabakh Defense Authorities
20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan was fatally shot at around 7 am today, reports the Ministry of Defense of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.Read More »
Karabakh War Veteran Volodya Avetisyan Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud
A Yerevan courthouse recognized Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan as guilty of fraud and attempted fraud and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.Read More »
Man Arrested for Shooting Outside Yerevan Courthouse Recognized as Victim in Police Brutality Case
Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, was recognized as a victim in the case of police use of violence against him...Read More »
Why There’s No Drinking Water in Armenian Village of Garni
The village of Garni in Kotayk marz (province), which supplies drinking water to some communities in Yerevan and Ararat marz, has a serious water problem.Read More »
Unjust Investigation into 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan’s Death: Attorney to Appeal to ECtHR
Two years have passed since 20-year-old Maro Guloyan's questionable suicide, but the truth within the case remains concealed...Read More »
“Imperial Mindsets Survive Empires”: Gerard Libaridian on South Caucasus After USSR Collapsed
Imperial mindsets survive empires, as do imperial rivalries in collective memory, in historiography and in policy making often long after empires are gone. Read More »