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11:10 27/03/2026Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trialParents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her...
17:03 26/03/2026Family of slain man protests in Yerevan, alleges biased investigation in Artashat shooting caseRelatives of a man killed in a 2024 shooting in Artashat, a town in Armenia’s Ararat Province, staged a protest outside the Armenian government building on Thursday, alleging that the authorities...
16:45 26/03/2026Local Armenian officials detained in corruption probeAround a dozen employees of the Vanadzor municipality were detained on Thursday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation, the Armenian Anti-Corruption Committee said, without specifying the...
16:24 26/03/2026Armenia faces 25 new cases at ECHR, report findsA total of 25 new cases concerning Armenia were brought before the European Court of Human Rights in 2025, according to the latest annual report published by the Council of Europe Committee of...
12:03 26/03/2026Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan slams EU's 'double standards' from jailJailed Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan issued a statement accusing the EU of “double standards” following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s remarks at the European Parliament earlier in March.
11:35 26/03/2026Law enforcement officers conduct searches at 20 locations in YerevanArmenian law enforcement officers began searches at around 20 locations across Yerevan on Thursday morning, Hetq reported, citing the Interior Ministry said.
16:32 25/03/2026Trial opens against Archbishop Arshak KhachatryanThe first court hearing in the case against Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan has begun at the Armavir Regional Court under the chairmanship of judge Gevorg Manukyan.
17:18 24/03/2026Lawyer insists on acquittal of Armenian opposition podcastersAn Armenian court has replaced the detention of opposition podcaster Narek Samsonyan with administrative supervision, his lawyer said on Tuesday, while reiterating calls for his and co-defendant...
15:35 24/03/2026Watchdog raises systemic concerns as Armenia sees surge in prison deathsA sharp rise in deaths within penitentiary institutions in Armenia has prompted warnings of systemic failures, a senior prison monitoring official said on Tuesday.
15:01 24/03/2026Prosecutors drop case against Hraparak editor-in-chiefArmenian prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against Armine Ohanyan, the editor-in-chief of Hraparak daily, following months of controversy surrounding an investigation into one...
14:31 24/03/2026Armenian court replaces opposition podcaster's house arrest with administrative supervisionAn Armenian court on Tuesday replaced the house arrest of opposition podcaster Narek Samsonyan with administrative supervision, imposing a ban on his public speech, his lawyer said.
15:00 23/03/2026Narek Karapetyan expects to be 'arrested within a month', podcaster saysArmenian opposition leader Narek Karapetyan, a senior member of the Strong Armenia party, expects to be arrested within a month, podcast host and political commentator Mario Nawfal said on Monday.
14:00 23/03/2026Rights activist criticizes Pashinyan's conduct during heated exchange with Artsakh womanArmenian human rights activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan has criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s conduct during Sunday's public incident in the Yerevan Metro, describing it as exhibiting elements...
16:33 21/03/2026Lawyer again urges end to Samvel Karapetyan's persecutionDefence lawyer Aram Vardevanyan has again called on the Armenian authorities to end the politically motivated prosecution of businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan.
14:34 21/03/2026Catholicos Karekin II barred from attending Georgian patriarch's funeralArmenian investigators have denied a request allowing Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to travel to Georgia to attend the funeral of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II, his lawyer said on Saturday.
13:35 21/03/2026Toddler dies after abuse by stepmother in YerevanA 14‑month‑old boy who was hospitalized in critical condition after being beaten by his stepmother has died, Arabkir Medical Center reported.
14:04 20/03/2026Armenian minister reports major gains in public safety and migration in 2025Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan has hailed 2025 as a landmark year, citing improvements in road safety, crime reduction, and migration trends.
13:30 20/03/2026Lawyer warns against blocking Catholicos Karekin II's participation in Georgian patriarch's funeralConstitutional law expert Gohar Meloyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party, has warned against attempts to bar Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II from attending Georgian Patriarch Ilia II’s...
16:15 19/03/2026Ruben Vardanyan's wife asks ICRC head for clarification over visits to Armenian prisonersVeronika Zonabend, the wife of businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, has addressed the following letter to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger on the legal status of Armenian prisoners...
14:00 19/03/2026Armenian expert criticizes U.S. focus on referendum risks in constitutional disputeAn Armenian legal expert has criticized a narrowly pragmatic U.S. approach to regional tensions after Washington’s declassified 2026 Annual Threat Assessment highlighted hurdles to an...