2026, 21 May, Thursday

Observer Missions Record First Violations as Armenia Elects New Parliament

In the first few hours of voting, the Citizen Observer initiative, the Independent Observer public union, and the Helsinki Committee of Armenia have already recorded multiple...

Family of Wounded Armenian Soldier in Dire Financial Straits, Hopes for Help from Authorities

The Kirakosyans’ wrote another appeal letter several days ago to prime minister Karen Karapetyan, who, however, has also yet to respond. Parliamentary candidate, oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan...

Lawyer Suffers From Police Action Amid Protests in Yerevan

Lawyer Suffers From Police Action Amid Protests in Yerevan

Armenian police used excessive force against demonstrators on Sunday during a march through the center of Yerevan in honor of Artur Sargsyan, a supporter of the Sasna Tsrer...

‘A Boycott Is the Way to Go;’ Death of 'Food Bringer' and Armenian Election Races

‘A Boycott Is the Way to Go;’ Death of 'Food Bringer' and Armenian Election Races

Artur Sargsyan will not take part in the voting, but will instead take certain measures to disrupt the elections...

Karabakh War Veterans Demand Support from  Government

Karabakh War Veterans Demand Support from Government

We have appealed to defense minister Vigen Sargsyan to be reissued the payments, but we haven't received a response yet. We live on a 60 000-dram poverty...

Monitors Say Representatives of Non-Governmental Forces Pressured Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

According to the TIAC head, since the official start of the election campaign one week ago, there have already been 14 reported instances of pressure against representatives...

Republican Trustee's Sister Fined for Obstructing Journalist at Local Elections

Finally, Avagyan resorted to physical violence and scratched the reporter's hand; she then proceeded to break the mobile phone that Galstyan was trying to make her videos with...

Trade Between EAEU Member Countries Continues to Decline

Another troubling circumstance is that 2 years after the formation of a common economic area, the integration level of the countries continues to remain extremely low...

'Am I Irrelevant Because I Stayed Alive?' Participants of April Fighting Ask for Verification of Their Service

Former soldier Pargev Khachatryan, who was awarded a medal for the return of a fighting position in Talish, has also encountered similar issues. His sister, Karine Khachatryan, said ...

Armenia's Prime Minister Accused of Deception by Diaspora Armenian Businessman

For the EU-Asia Business Finance Center Holding, this is a glaring example of deception, which allows us to turn to our compatriots in the Diaspora and to declare that Armenia's...

Yerevan Sit-In Demonstrators Being 'Threatened and Harassed' by Police

Police officers, Harutyunyan continued, have visited the demonstrators' homes and urged their parents to prohibit their children from going to the Freedom Square...

Opposition Gunman Ends Hunger Strike and Calls on Supporter to Follow Suit

Dear Artur, I'm ending my hunger strike and asking you to do the same. We have to stay strong both in body and mind because. We have an unfinished business which we can only...