Azerbaijan Repatriates 73-Year-Old Armenian Civilian
The handover of Lusine Abovyan, a 73-year-old resident of the village of Koti in the Armenian Tavush province, took place at the international border between the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh and the Armenian town of Ijevan under the auspices of...
Prisoner Claims He Was Beaten by Jail Officers After Complaining Against 'False Charges'
According to SIS investigator G. Begoyan, the prisoner said that after refusing to comply with the demands of the deputy prison chief and the operations department member, he committed an act of self-harm by injecting...
Armenian Captive's Relatives Don't Believe She Could Have Crossed Into Azerbaijan Accidentally: Press
According to the interviewee, the house is located 1.5 km from the border; besides, there's a trench along the border. “She couldn't have crossed that trench; she's an old woman. Even I wouldn't be able to cross it, it's so deep...
Armenian Parliament Passes Controversial Bill on Voting with ID Cards
Lawmaker Tigran Urikhanyan, in turn, proposed to install electronic devices at polling stations which would record the participation of citizens with ID cards, while ANC MP Nikol Pashinyan suggested to...
Armenian Prisoners Deprived of Bread After Rejecting Prison Meals
They were told, 'If you don't want meals, you won't get bread either.' A staff member of Armenia's Human Rights Defender's office witnessed this conversation,” the source stressed...
Deceased Soldier's Father Claims Investigation 'Has No Intention of Punishing Murderers'
Undoubtedly, this was the beginning of the periodic clashes, which eventually led to my son's murder. However, the preliminary investigation body does not want to carry out an impartial and comprehensive...
Armenian Authorities Plan to Cut Civil Servants' Year-End Bonuses: Press
“The employees of state institutions, civil servants usually receive incentive payments equivalent to one-month salary at the end of the year. However, since state budget revenues for the first 9 months of this year were less..
U.S. Ambassador Questions Political Will to Combat Corruption in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, the Ambassador stressed, planned to “tackle the issue” of corruption by continuing to work with any Armenian governmental or non-governmental institution that “demonstrates a commitment to fighting...
Armenian Priest’s Commentary Pulled from Website Following ‘Discrimination’ Complaints from Yazidi Community
“Yazidis also believe in Archangel Tawsi Melek, while the sun is one of the symbols of their belief system and represents the angel Shams. There are no evil entities in Yazidis’ religion; both the good and the evil come from the man, and there’s no higher power than God.”
Yazidi Union Urges Armenian Catholicos to 'Keep Clergy In Check'
“This is not only a scientifically ignorant statement, but also a discriminatory attitudes towards a specific group of people. Therefore, I urge His Holiness Karekin II (pictured) to keep [Father Yessayi Artenian] in check in order to...
Lavrov Visit to Armenia Focused Mainly on Karabakh Issue: Press
Thereby, the main objective of Lavrov's visit was not to let Armenian authorities even think about utilizing these new opportunities in the country's favor. The consequences of this visit will become clear in the future from Armenia's...
Defendant Attempts Self-Immolation in Yerevan Court
The First Instance Court of Yerevan's Ajapnyak and Davtashen Administrative Districts found Gevorgyan guilty on charges of hostage-taking, violence against a representative of authorities, and extortion...