Russian Citizen Detained in Yerevan Wanted by US since May, Armenia's Police Say
Sergey Mironov, a 30-year-old Russian citizen who was detained by Armenian security forces in Yerevan's Zvartnots airport Friday, has been wanted by the US government since May 11 for alleged money laundering ...
Inmate Found Dead in Yerevan Prison Cell
According to officials, Gagik Buniatyan used his clothing to hang himself. There was no further elaboration or clarification into the circumstances surrounding the inmate's death...
Yerevan Man Sentenced to 11.5 Years in Prison for Ex-Wife's Murder
In her closing argument, Safaryan told the court yesterday that Arakelyan should have been convicted of a particular cruel murder, which provides for a sentencing range that includes life imprisonment...
Russian Soldier Convicted of Gyumri Family Murder, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Recall, six members of the Avetisyan family were shot to death on January 12, 2015, in their Gyumri home. The family’s seventh member, 6-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan, was transferred to the hospital with...
Arrested Gunmen ‘Tortured’ at Convicts’ Hospital, Lawyers Claim
Ara Gharagyozyan, a lawyer for arrestee Hovhannes Harutyunyan, for his part, announced that his client was also being tortured by the staff of the Convicts’ Hospital. “My client has serious health issues, but he is not ...
Gyumri Murder Trial Complete; Judge to Deliver Sentence Tuesday
The judge on Friday heard closing arguments from Artur Sakunts, a prominent Armenian human rights activist representing the legal successor of one of the victims, and defense lawyer Eduard Aghajanyan....
Yerevan Gunmen Put Down Their Weapons
Varuzhan Avetisyan, the leader of “Daredevils of Sasun,” announced in a phone conversation with 1in.am that the group would put down their weapons and turn themselves in to law enforcement authorities on Sunday...
More 'Daredevils of Sasun' Members Captured by Security Forces, One Reportedly Missing
Founding Parliament demands that authorities provide information regarding the exact whereabouts of the gunman and warns that “full responsibility for his disappearance and all possible consequences falls on Serz...
Key Member of Yerevan Armed Group Arrested for Two Months
The gunman is accused of illegal acquisition and possession of weapons and of seizing state buildings, vehicles and/or communications facilities. He has denied all the charges brought against him, while his lawyer, Inessa Petrosyan...
Another Erebuni Gunman Taken to Hospital with Gunshot Injury
Founding Parliament anti-government movement, with which the gunman occupying the Erebuni police station are affiliated with, also reported on Facebook that Sedrak Nazaryan had been wounded and taken out of the occupied territory in an ambulance...
Erebuni Gunman’s Mother Deprived of Disability Benefits
The gunman’s mother has been deprived of her disability benefit following the July 17 armed siege of the Erebuni police station by the “Daredevils of Sasun.” Rima Khandoyan has been told that, as per the...
Armenian Armed Group Insist They Had Nothing to Do with Killing of Policeman
Police spokesperson Ashot Aharonyan wrote on Facebook Saturday evening that 30-year-old officer of police forces Yuri Tepanosyan was shot by a sniper while sitting in a car parked some 400 meters from...