2026, 24 May, Sunday
Armenian Activist Intends to Defend His Suspected Attacker

Armenian Activist Intends to Defend His Suspected Attacker

According to the suspects, Mihran and Babken tried to persuade them to "go to the venue of the rally," near city hall where activists were staging a sit-in...

3 Soldiers Accused of Beating Senior Officer: Witnesses Say Testimonies were Embellished

3 Soldiers Accused of Beating Senior Officer: Witnesses Say Testimonies were Embellished

Poghosyan was particularly angry by the fact that the investigator recorded something that bears no relation to what he said. "Bring that investigator here...

Special Investigation Service Reviewing Gevorgyan's Claim of Torture While in Police Custody

Gevorgyan is being accused of theft. He was pardoned already once before, in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Ajapnyak and Davtashen Administrative Districts, by Judge David Balayan...

Armenia's Accession to Customs Union Began with Attack on Soviet Dissident

Armenia's Accession to Customs Union Began with Attack on Soviet Dissident

Union for National Self-Determination leader, former presidential candidate, and Soviet dissident Paruyr Hayrikyan is disappointed...

Villagers Claim Unfair Distribution of Assistance to Those Affected by Hail

Villagers Claim Unfair Distribution of Assistance to Those Affected by Hail

"Now, supposedly, they've brought wheat seeds as assistance. That is that they want to help in some way, but look, 1 kg [of wheat seeds] is counted at 80 drams; they give it away for free now...

Vardan Sedrakyan's Ruling Determined by 'Estimation'. Attorney

Vardan Sedrakyan's Ruling Determined by 'Estimation'. Attorney

Sentenced to long-term imprisonment, Vardan Sedrakyan acknowledged the ruling without any display of emotion. Asked by a reporter to what extent did Sedrakyan expect such a ruling...

Police Block Independence Day March Outside Presidential Palace

Police Block Independence Day March Outside Presidential Palace

The march continued down Amiryan Street, then Mashtots Avenue, where police officers, forming a barricade, did not permit marchers to walk in the middle of the road, as they had been doing previously...

Prominent War Veteran Arrested, Accused of Swindling

Prominent War Veteran Arrested, Accused of Swindling

Until early this morning, Avetisyan was held by the RA Ministry of Defense Investigation Service, then moved to Erebuni Temporary Detention Center, Avetisyan's friends...

Armenian NGOs, Individuals Appeal to UN, Council of Europe for Opposition Activist's Release

Armenian NGOs, Individuals Appeal to UN, Council of Europe for Opposition Activist's Release

Twenty-two individuals and representatives of NGOs operating in Armenia have issued an appeal to several UN and Council of Europe representatives to express their concern regarding persecutions in Armenia...

Etchmiadzin Family on Brink of Homelessness, Ignored by the Media

Etchmiadzin Family on Brink of Homelessness, Ignored by the Media

Every time after the sit-in begins, police try to convince the father to go home, shaming him by saying he is not thinking of his children...

US Aims to Further Strengthen Economic Bond with Armenia: John Kerry

US Aims to Further Strengthen Economic Bond with Armenia: John Kerry

"I am proud and grateful for the enduring friendship of many in the Armenian community. As someone who for three decades represented Massachusetts, which boasts one of the largest...

Armenian Finance Minstry's Tender 'Staged': Winners Decided Beforehand

Meanwhile, according to the paper, the RA Ministry of Finance, which received the funds, is distributing the money among companies close to the ministry...