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20:35 27/01/2022Judges tasked with keeping Aghvan Hovsepyan in custody as long as possible, lawyers claimLawyers of Armenia’s former Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan claim that judges are tasked with keeping their client under arrest as long as possible.
15:00 27/01/2022Arman Tatoyan summerizes activities related to individual cases for the last 6 yearsArmenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan summarizes activities related to individual cases for the last 6 years.
11:29 27/01/2022Criminal charges brought against high-ranking military official for failure to perform military duties during the 44-day warThe Investigative Committee of Armenia has brought charges against a high-ranking military official who served as the commander of one of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army Areas.
16:00 26/01/2022European court rules Turkey violated journalist's human rightsNearly three years after German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel was released from prison in Istanbul, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated his human...
11:09 26/01/2022Georgia judge approves special grand jury for Trump probeA judge in Georgia on Monday approved the creation of a special grand jury to assist in collecting testimony as part of a criminal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump to alter...
10:33 26/01/2022Armenian ombudsman discusses human rights issues with French ambassadorArmenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan on Tuesday met with French Ambassador to Armenia Anne Louyot to discuss issues related to human rights protection in Armenia.
16:56 25/01/2022MP: Hayastan faction submitted two applications to Constitutional CourtThe opposition Hayastan faction submitted two applications to the Constitutional Court of Armenia in the recent past, MP Aram Vardevanyan said on Facebook on Tuesday.
15:46 25/01/2022Court hearing in Kocharyan's case postponedThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, presided over by judge Anna Danibekyan, on Tuesday postponed the hearing in the case of second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and former Deputy Prime...
15:15 25/01/2022U.S. 'disappointed' by detention of Turkish journalist Sedef KabasThe United States is “disappointed” by the arrest and detention of journalist Sedef Kabas by authorities in Turkey, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday, Reuters reported.
18:06 24/01/2022Kristinne Grigoryan elected as new Human Rights Defender of ArmeniaKristinne Grigoryan was elected on Monday as the Human Rights Defender of Armenia. Grigoryan's candidacy had been nominated by the "Civil Contract" faction and was backed by the 68 votes of the...
14:33 24/01/2022Candidate for ombudsperson: There are no political prisoners in ArmeniaThere are no political prisoners in Armenia, a candidate for human rights defender, Kristine Grigoryan, said in the parliament on Monday, citing a PACE report.
13:49 24/01/2022Armenia’s ex-defense minister to remain imprisonedArmenia’s former Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan will remain in custody, his lawyer Sergey Hovhannisyan told reporters on Monday.
10:12 24/01/2022Turkish journalist jailed for allegedly insulting ErdoganA Turkish court has detained well-known journalist Sedef Kabas for allegedly insulting the country's president, BBC News reports.
10:36 22/01/2022Armenia has new deputy minister of justiceBy Nikol Pashinyan's decision, Arpine Sargsyan has been appointed Armenia’s new Deputy Minister of Justice.
13:44 21/01/2022FBI raid on Congressman Henry Cuellar's home linked to Azerbaijan probeThe FBI on Wednesday raided Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar's home and campaign office in Texas as part of a wide-ranging federal probe relating to the former Soviet state of Azerbaijan and...
11:16 21/01/2022Armenian ombudsman: Vicious practice of ‘manual’ assignment of cases to judges continuesThe vicious practice of "manual" assignment of court cases to judges continues in Armenia even after the ombudsman's special report on the issue and his appeal to the Constitutional Court, Armenian...
20:09 20/01/2022Mining companies in Armenia owe around 71 million drams to state – Prosecutor General's OfficeMining companies in Armenia owe around 71 million drams (approx. $148 thousand) to the state in mandatory payments, the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia reported on Thursday. It is noted that...
19:36 20/01/2022Lawyer: Armen Charchyan's arrest proved illegal once againThe expertise carried out by an interdepartmental commission has proved that famous Armenian doctor and opposition MP Armen Charchyan was arrested unlawfully, his lawyer Erik Aleksanyan claimed.
14:41 20/01/2022Government's refusal to provide data on suspicious ZCMC deal is baseless and illegal, lawyer saysThe Armenian Government has refused to provide the copy of donation agreement for transferring 15% of the shares of the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) to the trust management of the...
11:40 20/01/2022Artsakh Ombudsman urges not to give in to Azerbaijani manipulations"In an interview with Azerbaijani media, the Azerbaijani leader expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the Russian peacekeeping force is creating obstacles for the outflow of Armenians from the...