2026, 23 August, Sunday
Armenian Police Ignore Court Decision, Attorney Claims

Armenian Police Ignore Court Decision, Attorney Claims

Court of Appeal had ordered to detain the witness and bring him into court, which means the police should have either detained him or, at least, submit a report on the fact that they were unable to locate the witness...

Russian-Based Armenian Businessman to Buy Majority Stake in Armenia's Power Utility: Press

Russian-Based Armenian Businessman to Buy Majority Stake in Armenia's Power Utility: Press

The deal for ENA's sale, according to the same sources, will be completed by February 2016, "Liormand Holdings Limited" will act as an intermediary owner: the company will acquire ENA from the Russian Inter RAO UES...

Father Says Armenian Cadet's Suicide Note Is Forgery

Father Says Armenian Cadet's Suicide Note Is Forgery

“The accused say they were my son's friends, they write us letters. That is not true. Haykaz was a loner. My brother's son asked him if there were boys at the Institute who “'felt too comfortable.' Haykaz said...

Jailed Armenian Oppositionist's Attorney Files Appeal to ECHR

Jailed Armenian Oppositionist's Attorney Files Appeal to ECHR

Ara Zakaryan, lawyer of another convict in the case Armen Hovhannisyan, told Epress.am he also intended to appeal the verdict against his client to the ECHR. As stated by the attorney, a number of article of the European...

More Than Hundred Armenian Clergymen Were Groundlessly Exempt From Military Service

More Than Hundred Armenian Clergymen Were Groundlessly Exempt From Military Service

HCAV head Arthur Sakunts, in turn, stressed that the number is especially noteworthy given the fact that “the Armenian Apostolic Church always accuses followers of other religious organizations of evading military service...

Offshore-Registered Company to Buy Armenia's Power Distribution Network

Offshore-Registered Company to Buy Armenia's Power Distribution Network

The Government, as reported by the Executive's press service, has instructed the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister of Justice, Minister of Economy, and Minister of Finance to examine all documents and...

Armenian PM's Flight to Belarus Cost the State Budget 24 Thousand Euros: Press

Armenian PM's Flight to Belarus Cost the State Budget 24 Thousand Euros: Press

On September 4 the Armenian government signed an agreement with the Georgian company on the organization of the flight, and paid EUR 24 thousand (more than AMD 13 million) from the state budget...

Armenian Villagers Claim SHPPs Deprive Them of Irrigation Water

Armenian Villagers Claim SHPPs Deprive Them of Irrigation Water

"We have appealed to the relevant authorities to have the canal rehabilitated since Angeghakot only receives 40 liters out of 1cum/s entering the canal. That's Angeghakot's main issue,” the village head stated...

Defense Minister's Order Has Made Armenian Army Less Accessible to Public, Expert Says

Defense Minister's Order Has Made Armenian Army Less Accessible to Public, Expert Says

Peace Dialogue NGO, he stressed, intends to appeal the Minister's order to Armenian courts, and then, if unsuccessful, to the European Court of Human Rights...

Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Turkish LGBT Rights Initiative Receive Hrant Dink Awards

Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Turkish LGBT Rights Initiative Receive Hrant Dink Awards

Kaos GL received its award statue from Ali Bayramoğlu, the Chairman of the International Hrant Dink Award Committee. Having received the statue on behalf of Kaos GL, Ali Erol reminded that homosexuals lived their entire lives in the ‘‘disquiet’...

Armenians in Turkey's Easters Regions Support Pro-Kurdish HDP, Community Representative Says

Armenians in Turkey's Easters Regions Support Pro-Kurdish HDP, Community Representative Says

According to him, the entire population of Muş, among them the 200 Armenian families, supports opposition pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) which received 12% of the votes in the latest parliamentary elections in Turkey...

Supporter of Armenian Political Prisoners Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

Supporter of Armenian Political Prisoners Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

Kyureghyan had also declared the 14 years demanded by the prosecution “disproportionate” to his actions. “But don't worry, I'm not going to serve 14 years. I might not even serve 14 days because the regime might not...