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'Great People's Day': Follow Twitter for Updates, Detained Activists

'Great People's Day': Follow Twitter for Updates, Detained Activists

More activists have been detained today, according to Twitter updates from inside Azerbaijan, during what's being called "Great People's Day."

Kocharyan No Longer Armenia's Ambassador to Indonesia

Kocharyan No Longer Armenia's Ambassador to Indonesia

With another presidential decree, Ambassador of Armenia to India Ara Hakobyan has been appointed the Ambassador of Armenia to Indonesia.

Students Jailed in Turkey for Protesting Killing of Fellow Students

Students Jailed in Turkey for Protesting Killing of Fellow Students

Five students from Dicle University who boycotted their school because of the killing of two fellow students Mahsun Karaoğlan and...

Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan. Tsunami Warning in Effect

Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan. Tsunami Warning in Effect

A massive 8.9 magnitude quake has hit northeast Japan, causing a four-metre tsunami along parts of the country's coastline.

Women in Armenia to Receive Free Medical Treatment for One Month

Women in Armenia to Receive Free Medical Treatment for One Month

From Mar. 8 to Apr. 7 (traditionally considered "women's month"), Surb Astvatcamayr ("Holy Mother of God") Medical Center in Yerevan will...

Harassment Against Political Opponents in Armenia Must Stop: FIDH

Harassment Against Political Opponents in Armenia Must Stop: FIDH

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its partner organization the Civil Society Insitute (CSI) condemn the recent, and...

Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Armenia Discussed at UN Session

Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Armenia Discussed at UN Session

On Mar. 10, at the 16th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders...

Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian Human Rights Defenders Demonstrate in Geneva

Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian Human Rights Defenders Demonstrate in Geneva

On March 10, members of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders organized a demonstration outside the UN office in Geneva on the protection of...

Putin Proposes Visa-Free US-Russia Travel to Biden

Putin Proposes Visa-Free US-Russia Travel to Biden

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to visiting US Vice President Joe Biden that Russia and the United States...

Russian-Armenian Musician Bought Eric Clapton's Guitar

Russian-Armenian Musician Bought Eric Clapton's Guitar

One of the top bidders at a Bonhams auction in New York yesterday was Russian collector of Armenian descent Vladimir Avetisyan.

I Didn't Realize Such Ignorance Reigns at the SIS: Opposition Activist's Case Postponed

I Didn't Realize Such Ignorance Reigns at the SIS: Opposition Activist's Case Postponed

The case of Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Vardges Gaspari vs. Armenia's Special Investigative Service (SIS) was...

VIDEO: Armenian MP Directs Questions to Police Officer

VIDEO: Armenian MP Directs Questions to Police Officer

During a protest outside the government building today, National Assembly deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan (Heritage Party) was...