2026, 23 May, Saturday

“Information Warfare” with Human Rights Defender Georgi Vanyan

"Information Warfare" with Human Rights Defender Georgi Vanyan

Caucasus Center of Peace-Making Initiatives chairperson, human rights defender Georgi Vanyan talks to one of the editors of Epress.am, Yuri Manvelyan...

Activist Lost Consciousness in Police Car, Says Friend

Activist Lost Consciousness in Police Car, Says Friend

While being detained by police earlier today, Mashtots Park activist Dvin Isanyans lost consciousness in a police car from blows inflicted by a police officer.

Armenian Parliament Adopts Revised Pension Bill

Armenian Parliament Adopts Revised Pension Bill

Armenia's National Assembly just now adopted the revised bill on the funded pension with 68 votes in favor; 12, against; and 36, abstentions.

Activists Detained Prior to Sargsyan's and Hollande's Arrival at Mashtots Park

Activists Detained Prior to Sargsyan's and Hollande's Arrival at Mashtots Park

Since 10 am today, civil society activists fighting to protect Mashtots Park were gathered at the central Yerevan park to disrupt a ceremony to rename the park...

Voting on Revised Pension Bill Postponed: MPs Running Late

Voting on Revised Pension Bill Postponed: MPs Running Late

The revised bill on the funded pension system was to have been put to a vote in the National Assembly today; however, National Assembly President Galust Sahakyan said...

Putin Can Initiate Provocations Against Azerbijan: Guluzade

Putin Can Initiate Provocations Against Azerbijan: Guluzade

As long as Russia is not yet neutralized by global economic, diplomatic, and other sanctions, there can be no talk of peace in Karabakh...

France's Hollande Suggests Armenia Can Cooperate with EU While Joining Customs Union: Azatutyun

France's Hollande Suggests Armenia Can Cooperate with EU While Joining Customs Union: Azatutyun

The European Union should upgrade its relationship with Armenia to political “association” despite Yerevan’s plans to join the Russian-led Customs Union...

Former Justice Minister Refused Chief of Staff of Armenian Parliament Position: Press

Former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Hrayr Tovmasyan turned down the position of Chief of Staff of the RA National Assembly

Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer

Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...

French President Urged Not to Participate in Ceremony Renaming Yerevan's Mashtots Park

French President Urged Not to Participate in Ceremony Renaming Yerevan's Mashtots Park

French President François Hollande is expected to participate in an opening ceremony of Mashtots Park to be named after French national hero, French-Armenian poet Missak Manouchian.

Contract Soldier Strangled His Wife to Death and Fled

At around 2 am on May 12, resident of the village of Itsakar in Tavush marz (province), contract soldier Meruzhan Harutyunyan, 33, came home and strangled his wife Hermine Chilingaryan...