2026, 23 May, Saturday

Georgia, EU to Move to Visa-Free Regime in 2016: Georgian Minister

Georgia and the European Union will move to a visa-free regime in 2016, said Georgian State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Aleksi Petriashvili.

If Parajanov was Alive, He Would Be at Maidan Protests, Says Ukrainian Ambassador

"[Sergei] Parajanov was Armenian, who was born in Georgia, sat in Russian prison — for Ukrainian nationalism. I'm convinced that if Parajanov was alive...

Separatist Forces Shot Down Flight MH17 with Russian Weapons: Ukrainian Ambassador

Separatist Forces Shot Down Flight MH17 with Russian Weapons: Ukrainian Ambassador

Ukraine has evidence that proves that the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane flying over Ukrainian airspace from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17 was...

Armavir Mayor's Vehicle Hit Land Mine, Killing Driver: Shamshyan.com

Armavir Mayor's Vehicle Hit Land Mine, Killing Driver: Shamshyan.com

Armavir mayor Ruben Khlghatyan was injured in Karabakh. The Willys military jeep that he was in hit a land mine in the northern part of Kashatagh.

Attack on Armenian Clergymen in Georgia on Grounds of Ethnic Hatred?

Attack on Armenian Clergymen in Georgia on Grounds of Ethnic Hatred?

The Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia insists that the attack on clergymen at the Armenian Holy Echmiadzin Church in Tbilisi at...

EU Welcomes Turkey Constitutional Court Rulings on Hrant Dink, Hate Speech Cases

The European Union welcomed two recent rulings of the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding hate speech on the grounds of sexual orientation and...

Azerbaijani Journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov's Only Crime: Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders is outraged to learn that a Baku court extended journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov’s pre-trial detention for another four months on...

Former Presidential Candidate Seeks Compensation for Assassination Attempt

Former Presidential Candidate Seeks Compensation for Assassination Attempt

Union for National Self-Determination party leader, Soviet dissident, and former presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan is seeking compensation in the amount of...

What is State Security Without People? Human Rights Activist on Volodya Avetisyan Case

What is State Security Without People? Human Rights Activist on Volodya Avetisyan Case

"The two incidents in the past two weeks — Azerbaijanis' incursion into Armenia and sentencing Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan (pictured) to 6 years in prison...

Territories of Vital Importance Must be Saved Through Rioting: Artur Sakunts

Territories of Vital Importance Must be Saved Through Rioting: Artur Sakunts

According to head of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts, the only way to fight is that which Garni residents are doing; that is, through rioting...

Turkey May Create Free Trade Zone with Eurasian Customs Union: RIA Novosti

"We have discussed the possible forms of cooperation, including the formation of a free trade zone between the Customs Union and Turkey...

My Protest was Act of Revenge Against the Trial: Hayk Kyureghyan

My Protest was Act of Revenge Against the Trial: Hayk Kyureghyan

Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, is convinced that the majority of the public, if it doesn't encourage his act then...