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16:35 30/09/2025Analyst slams prison sentence demand for Armenian archbishopPolitical analyst Suren Surenyants has described the criminal case against Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the leader of the Shirak Diocese, as a dangerous signal for Armenia’s political future.
11:30 30/09/2025Armenian woman fined for Facebook post, declared wanted after non-paymentA Gyumri-born woman, Gohar Kirakosyan, says she was threatened with imprisonment after authorities informed her she was on a wanted list for failing to pay a court-ordered fine over a Facebook post.
16:45 29/09/2025Prosecutor seeks 2.5-year prison term for Armenian archbishopThe prosecution has requested a two-year, six-month prison sentence for Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the leader of the Shirak Diocese, who was recently found guilty of making public calls for the...
16:34 29/09/2025Police officers visit Armenian journalist's home after podcast remarksPolice officers visited the home of journalist Syuzi Badoyan on Monday, Narek Samsonyan, founder of the news website AntiFake.am, reported.
17:00 27/09/2025Georgian authorities seize 200 kilograms of heroinA citizen of Iran has been arrested in Georgia after attempting to smuggle 200 kilograms of heroin into the country, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announced on Friday.
16:35 27/09/2025Authorities link Parakar mayor’s murder to February clash in MetsavanThe fatal shooting of Parakar Mayor Valodya Grigoryan is being investigated as a continuation of a February incident in Merdzavan, Armenian Interior Ministry spokesperson Narek Sargsyan told...
13:10 27/09/2025Former Armenian governor agrees to pay 608 million drams to state budgetFormer Tavush Governor Hovik Abovyan has agreed to pay 608 million drams (about $1.5 million) to the Republic of Armenia under asset forfeiture proceedings, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced...
12:10 27/09/2025Two years in a Baku prison: facts about Ruben Vardanyan's 'case'On 27 September 2023, Ruben Vardanyan was arrested by Azerbaijani authorities. Two years later, he and other Armenian prisoners remain imprisoned in Baku on fabricated charges. Free Armenian...
12:32 26/09/2025Lawyer rejects charges against former ANIF head as baselessLawyer Hakob Yenokyan provided details regarding the prosecution of David Papazian, the former director of the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF), at a press conference on Friday.
11:00 26/09/2025Ex-ANIF head: Pashinyan has zero interest in Armenia's cyber defensesDavid Papazian, former executive director of the now-defunct Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF), has criticized the government in a new post about the fund’s activities.
15:45 25/09/2025Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracyA Paris court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, France 24 reported.
11:32 25/09/2025Opposition politician condemns Armenian archbishop's convictionOpposition politician Armen Ashotyan, deputy chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), has condemned the conviction of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, calling him a “political prisoner”.
16:45 24/09/2025Armenia's Constitutional Reform Council holds new meetingArmenian Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan chaired a regular meeting of the Constitutional Reform Council on Wednesday.
12:30 24/09/2025Authorities probing murder of Armenian opposition mayor, his friendArmenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal probe into the fatal shooting of Parakar Mayor Volodya Grigoryan and his friend, police officer Karen Abrahamyan.
12:01 24/09/2025Analyst blames authorities for deadly Merdzavan shootingLast night’s shooting in Merdzavan, a village in Armenia’s Armavir Province, left two people dead and one injured.
11:00 24/09/2025Armenian mayor, police officer killed in Merdzavan shootingA late-night shooting in Merdzavan, Armavir Province, left two people dead, including a sitting opposition mayor and an off-duty police officer, and another injured, authorities confirmed.
18:31 23/09/2025Defense says Archbishop Mikayel victim of political persecutionAt Tuesday’s trial of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese, his defense lawyer Ara Zohrabyan claimed that the cleric is facing political persecution.
15:34 22/09/2025Protesters demand release of senior clerics, call for Pashinyan’s prosecutionA group of people gathered outside the Armenian National Assembly on Monday to protest against the unlawful detention and prosecution of Archbishops Mikayel Ajapahyan and Bagrat Galstanyan.
14:34 22/09/2025Former ANIF head says Pashinyan 'attempting to turn us into scapegoats' for his failuresDavit Papazian, former executive director of the now dissolved Armenian National Interests Foundation (ANIF), has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of attempting to turn them into scapegoats for...
13:35 19/09/2025MP asks EU envoy to visit Armenian prisoners in AzerbaijanOpposition MP Hayk Mamijanyan, head of the Pativ Unem faction in the National Assembly, has formally asked the EU ambassador to Azerbaijan to visit Armenian prisoners held in Baku.