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14:49 03/11/2021Armenia’s ombudsman says Security Council chief ‘must be held accountable’ for his statementsArmenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan has officially applied to the Corruption Prevention Commission in connection with the Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan's statements...
13:40 03/11/2021Ombudsman: Azerbaijani troops, flags must be removed from areas close to Armenian settlementsArmenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan again insisted on the creation of a demilitarized security zone along the border with Azerbaijan and the withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces...
12:48 03/11/2021Ombudsman reiterates urgency for creation of demilitarized zone along border with AzerbaijanArmenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan reiterated the urgency for the creation of a demilitarized security zone along the border with Azerbaijan as he presented a special report on...
16:53 02/11/2021Court hearing in Kocharyan's case postponed to November 9The court hearing in the case of second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan was postponed for a week, presiding judge Anna Danibekyan announced on...
17:13 01/11/2021Deputy NSS chief: Goris-Kapan road is ‘very safe’There are no positional changes on Mount Pela (Pailasar) in Syunik Province, Deputy Director of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) Aram Hakobyan told a briefing in the parliament on Monday.
12:54 01/11/2021Urgent meeting to be held on Armen Charchyan’s case, lawyer saysAn emergency meeting on the case of arrested doctor and opposition Armenia faction MP Armen Charchyan will be held on Monday, his lawyer Erik Aleksanyan said on Facebook.
16:17 30/10/2021Prince Andrew asks US court to dismiss sexual abuse lawsuitPrince Andrew has asked a US judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, the Guardian reports.
18:36 29/10/2021Aliyev’s drug trafficking allegations aimed at discrediting Armenia and Iran – Prosecutor General's OfficeThe Armenian Prosecutor General's Office on Friday presented statistics on the fight against drug trafficking jointly with Iran, calling the accusations of the Azerbaijani president “groundless”.
12:44 28/10/2021EU fines Poland €1 million per day over judicial reformsThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Poland to pay a fine of €1 million ($1.2 million) per day on Wednesday over its decision to ignore an EU ruling on Warsaw's judicial reforms, Deutsche...
12:31 28/10/2021Armenian Ombudsman published facts about unlawful reinforcement near the border villages in Gegharkunik provinceThen Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan published on Thursday new facts about the unlawful locations of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and reinforcement works carried out in the vicinity of...
11:37 28/10/2021Freedom House: Aliyev’s corrupt authoritarianism poses threat to freedom and democracy in the region"It’s time for democratic nations across the world—including the US—stop ignoring the threat President Aliyev’s corrupt authoritarianism poses to freedom and democracy in the region," The Freedom...
13:53 27/10/2021Azerbaijanis steal dozens of cattle from Artsakh residentThe Artsakh Investigative Committee opened a criminal case over the theft of dozens of cattle from an Artsakh resident by Azerbaijanis.
20:31 26/10/2021Court hearing in doctor Armen Charchyan’s case rescheduled for November 22The court hearing in the case of arrested Armenian doctor and opposition MP Armen Charchyan was postponed to November 22, his lawyer Erik Aleksanyan said on Facebook on Tuesday.
18:18 26/10/2021Judge Anna Danibekyan denies motion to recuse herselfJudge Anna Danibekyan refused to recuse herself from the criminal case involving Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, denying a defense motion.
14:59 26/10/2021Human rights attorney Siranush Sahakyan awarded with ANCA-ER's Freedom AwardHuman rights attorney Siranush Sahakyan, the president of Yerevan’s International Comparative Law Center, has been awarded by the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) with...
14:51 25/10/2021German IS bride sentenced to 10 years in prison over Yazidi girl murderA German woman and former member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group was given on Monday a 10-year prison sentence by a Munich court for letting a Yazidi girl enslaved in Iraq die of...
11:11 25/10/2021Ombudsman: Armenian captives must be immediately released without any preconditionsAll Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians illegally held by Azerbaijan must be immediately released and returned home without political or other preconditions, Armenia’s Human Rights...
19:09 23/10/2021ALC announces new cases filed on “disappeared captives” and “unlawful killings” before the ECHRThe Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights (ALC) has announced the filing of 16 new cases of “enforced disappearances” before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on behalf of 20...
14:47 23/10/2021Migrant detentions at US-Mexico border hit record highThe US says more than 1.7 million migrants were detained along its border with Mexico in the past 12 months - the highest number ever recorded.
15:02 22/10/2021Lawyer: Armenia’s electoral system needs major changesArsen Babayan, a lawyer and senior member of the opposition Homeland Party, stressed the need for major changes in the electoral system of Armenia following last Sunday’s local elections.