2026, 1 June, Monday
Heroized Armenian Colonel Would Beat Soldiers with ‘Particular Cruelty’

Heroized Armenian Colonel Would Beat Soldiers with ‘Particular Cruelty’

At the start of the “Four Day War,” division deputy commander Melkumyan was wounded in the leg, and this is how the editor of “168 Zham” newspaper [ARM], who visited the serviceman at the Jabrail military ...

Two Armenian Soldiers Dead, Two Arrested In Separate Incidents of Violation of Gun Safety Rules

Two Armenian Soldiers Dead, Two Arrested In Separate Incidents of Violation of Gun Safety Rules

In a separate incident, conscript Karen Aghabekyan sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest at around 2:30 pm Thursday while driving his unit's UAZ military van. Conscript P. Yegoryan...

Nagorno-Karabakh Reports Yet Another Military Casualty

Nagorno-Karabakh Reports Yet Another Military Casualty

Danielyan, as reported by Karabakh military authorities, died “as a result of Azerbaijani army's aggressive actions.”...

Armenian Investigators and Courts See No Elements of Crime in Soldier's Death

Armenian Investigators and Courts See No Elements of Crime in Soldier's Death

Later, the Ministry of Defense declared that a criminal case was launched under RA Criminal Code Article 104 Section 1 (murder). Speaking to Epress.am, military expert Ruben Martirosyan...

Azerbaijan Hands Over Body of Killed Soldier to Armenia

Azerbaijan Hands Over Body of Killed Soldier to Armenia

Captain Gaboyan had suffered a fatal gunshot wound; the soldier's body has already been identified by his relatives...

Armenian Contract Serviceman Still Waiting For Discharge Order Despite Payment of Compensation

Armenian Contract Serviceman Still Waiting For Discharge Order Despite Payment of Compensation

After this, on January 16, 2016, Grigoryan filed an appeal with the Administrative Court to oblige the Ministry to issue him a discharge order. According to Article 48 of the Armenian law...

'Unprecedented': Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months' Arrest and Torture

'Unprecedented': Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months' Arrest and Torture

Arayik Papikyan also spoke about the press publications in 2013, which, according to the lawyer, “even jeopardized Kungortsev's life.” “From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous...

Loan Organization Sues Armenian Villagers for Unpaid Loans; Defendants Claim Documents Were 'Forged'

Loan Organization Sues Armenian Villagers for Unpaid Loans; Defendants Claim Documents Were 'Forged'

In an interview with Epress.am, however, Zarzand Harutyunyan denied the villagers' allegations that Finca employees failed in many cases to collect legitimate data before drawing up the loan agreements...

Armenian Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer Resigns After Alleged Links to Offshore Companies

Armenian Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer Resigns After Alleged Links to Offshore Companies

Mihran Poghosyan, Armenia's Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer, resigned on Monday following the Panama Papers allegations of ties to offshore companies and Swiss bank accounts. Poghosyan,..

Republican Candidates Win in Armenian Local Elections

Republican Candidates Win in Armenian Local Elections

A number of Armenian observers and reporters claim to have recorded numerous gross violations in favor of the RPA-affiliated candidate during the local vote in Hrazdan. In a video published by Armlur.am...

Two Armenian Soldiers Wounded in Overnight Ceasefire Violations, Defense Ministry Says

Two Armenian Soldiers Wounded in Overnight Ceasefire Violations, Defense Ministry Says

The statement also claimed that at around 1 am Monday the Azerbaijani side attempted a 20-member sabotage attack on the Defense Army's eastern positions but “was promptly detected and repelled by ...

Anonymous Caller Threatens Garni Protester Her Son Will Be Taken 'to Karabakh'

Anonymous Caller Threatens Garni Protester Her Son Will Be Taken 'to Karabakh'

Speaking to Epress.am, Ayvazyan said that another Garni villager, Armen, received phone call from a person who claimed he was an employee of a travel agency and said that he “needed a taxi...