2026, 31 July, Friday

"Police Beat Me With a Truncheon": Accused Tells Court of Police Torture

"The cleaning lady was mopping the floors; they took the dirty bucket [from her] and poured the dirty water on my head, and they were beating me on the head with a truncheon...

Why Defense Ministry Hides Amount of Compensation to Families of Deceased Soldiers: Hraparak

Why Defense Ministry Hides Amount of Compensation to Families of Deceased Soldiers: Hraparak

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (RA) keeps a secret how much it has allocated in the current year in connection with the deaths of soldiers and military officers.

Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Welcomes Hayk Kyureghyan's Deed

Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Welcomes Hayk Kyureghyan's Deed

Arrested at the start of the trial of Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, Hayk Kyureghyan's deed was an expression of protest, and it's welcoming, said Shant...

Prosecutor General Asked Why Official's Son Released While Activist in Pre-Trial Detention

Prosecutor General Asked Why Official's Son Released While Activist in Pre-Trial Detention

The cases of Yerevan mayor's advisor Arayik Qotanjyan's son, Samvel Qotanjyan, and Hayk Kyureghyan, the man who fired shots outside a Yerevan courthouse, are...

Kostanyan Fighting Corruption, But He Won't Sue Prosecutors

Kostanyan Fighting Corruption, But He Won't Sue Prosecutors

RA General Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan considers the fight against corruption a major achievement made in the first 9 months of his term in office.

Lawyer of Man Accused of Murdering Fellow Soldier Claims Shot was an Accident

Lawyer of Man Accused of Murdering Fellow Soldier Claims Shot was an Accident

Yerem Sargsyan, representing Davit Khachatryan who is accused of killing rank-and-file soldier Lyuks Stepanyan (in the photo) at a Noyemberyan military unit on...

Opposition Activist Asks Court to Invite Prosecutors from Russia

Opposition Activist Asks Court to Invite Prosecutors from Russia

One of the defendants, Alek Poghosyan, said that Armenian judges are guided by orders coming from Russia, and he asked to invite prosecutors from Russia.

Activist Finds Manure on His Doorstep After Protesting Outside Serzh Sargsyan's House

Activist Finds Manure on His Doorstep After Protesting Outside Serzh Sargsyan's House

Civil society activist Vardges Gaspari today once again found a heap of dung dumped outside his doorstep.

19-Year-Old Soldier Dies from Enemy Bullet, Claim Karabakh Authorities

19-Year-Old Soldier Dies from Enemy Bullet, Claim Karabakh Authorities

At around 10:50 pm on June 24, military conscript Armen Avetisyan, 19, received a fatal gunshot wound from an enemy bullet at the combat outpost of one of...

Tombstones, Building Walls Cracked from Mine Explosions in Armenia: Zhoghovurd

Tombstones, Building Walls Cracked from Mine Explosions in Armenia: Zhoghovurd

Residents of the town of Shamlugh in Lori marz (province) report that the daily explosions produced by Aparag Mining LLC near the town cemetery is causing the...

Yerevan Resident Claims Gas Supply to her Home Suspended Because Gazprom Armenia Seeking Revenge

Yerevan Resident Claims Gas Supply to her Home Suspended Because Gazprom Armenia Seeking Revenge

Susanna Baghdasaryan is the only resident of 1 Gabriel Sundukyan Street who has paid her gas bills in full but has not had gas supplied to her home for 7 months.

Azerbaijan Publishes List of Criminal Judges. Armenia Established Such a List in 2012

Azerbaijan Publishes List of Criminal Judges. Armenia Established Such a List in 2012

Judges who have violated the laws of Azerbaijan and the norms of international law were included in June 2014 in a "black list" created by the Center to...