2026, 22 May, Friday

Convict Reports Armenian Police Tortured Him to Extort Confession

Convict Artashes A. of the “Vanadzor” penitentiary institution has filed a report with the Special Investigation Service of Armenia that accuses local police officers of extorting confessions from him by torture...

Armenian Soldier Dies in 'Accident,' Officials Say

Narek Harutyunyan, 19, soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, died on the night from Saturday to Sunday in an "emergency situation" at one of the northern military units of the Defense Army, NKR Defense Ministry...

Customs – NSS – Finance Ministry: How Authorities 'Assist' Small Businesses in Armenia

Customs – NSS – Finance Ministry: How Authorities 'Assist' Small Businesses in Armenia

In another letter to the NSS Gaspari inquired as to how many importers have applied to the National Security Service to get authorization for the import of toy cars, air conditioners, and other goods that require remote ...

32-Year-Old Republican Lawyer Appointed Armenia’s New Justice Minister

32-Year-Old Republican Lawyer Appointed Armenia’s New Justice Minister

Sargsyan presented Hovhannisyan as an official candidate at a September 3 meeting of the party’s Executive Body, and the board members unanimously approved her candidacy...

Two Armenian Soldiers Die in Nagorno-Karabakh

Two soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, Marat Khachanyan and Arman Stepanyan, died at around 5 PM on Friday, September 4, NKR Defense Ministry said in an official statement...

Armenia Still Aspires to European Type of Government After Joining EEU; Parliament Discusses Draft Constitution

Armenia Still Aspires to European Type of Government After Joining EEU; Parliament Discusses Draft Constitution

Interestingly enough, the parliamentarian used the example of the European Union, despite the fact that Armenia gave up its plans to enter the EU in 2013 and joined the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union instead...

Valery Permyakov to Serve Sentence in Armenia: Press

Permyakov, the paper wrote, will be held at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri pending trial and imposition of sentence, after which he will be handed over to the Armenian law enforcement authorities to serve his...

Armenian Soldier Killed In Azerbaijani Border Attack, Officials Say

Armenian contract serviceman, Hayk Devoyan, 40, was killed on Thursday, at around 10:30 AM by fire from the Azerbaijani side at one of the border military units of the Armenian Armed Forces, the RA Investigative Committee...

Armenian Power Utility Demands Nairit Be Declared Bankrupt; Court Session Postponed Until Year's End

Armenian Power Utility Demands Nairit Be Declared Bankrupt; Court Session Postponed Until Year's End

Abovyan responded positively to the judge's question whether it was possible for the plant to pay off the debt to ENA. Nairit, the attorney claimed, is worth more than 75 billion drams, while “the debt is only 1 billion...

Two People Injured as Azerbaijani Forces Shell Armenian Border Villages

Two People Injured as Azerbaijani Forces Shell Armenian Border Villages

Two residents of Koti village, Nazik Tumanyan and her son Razmik were injured in the attack and transported to Noyemberyan Medical Center; their lives are not in danger, Aravot.am wrote...

Criminal Case Launched Over Allegations of Police Torture Against Armenian Convict

Criminal Case Launched Over Allegations of Police Torture Against Armenian Convict

The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has launched criminal proceedings over allegations of police torture against Hovhannes Cholakhyan convicted of storage and transfer of narcotic drugs. Despite this, the Court...

Woman in Coma Declared Incapacitated; Husband Re-Appointed Guardian

Woman in Coma Declared Incapacitated; Husband Re-Appointed Guardian

Lilit Nalbandyan, 26, who fell into a coma after giving birth in May 2013 at the Vanadzor Medical Center and has since been on life support in Yerevan's Erebouni Medical Center, has been declared incapacitated by...