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17:03 01/03/2025Armenian prosecutors seek seizure of former chief tax inspector's assetsThe Armenian Prosecutor General's Office seeks to confiscate expensive property and other assets of former chief tax inspector Armand Abrahamyan.
17:03 28/02/2025Artsakh ombudsman criticizes Armenian leadership's silence on sham trials of prisoners in BakuThe key to resolving the issue of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan lies with the Armenian authorities, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan announced at a protest outside the UN...
12:13 28/02/2025Noubar Afeyan urges Pashinyan to address plight of Ruben Vardanyan in BakuArmenian-American businessman and philanthropist Noubar Afeyan has urged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian people to raise their voice against the torture inflicted on his long time...
17:12 27/02/2025NGO head: Photos show Ruben Vardanyan endured severe torture in Baku jailHuman rights activist Larisa Alaverdyan, Armenia’s former ombudsperson, has raised concerns over severe torture inflicted on political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan in an Azerbaijani prison.
12:12 27/02/2025Ex-ombudsman: Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian hostages brutally tortured in sham Azerbaijani trialsFormer Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan calls for the immediate release of Ruben Vardanyan and other former Artsakh leaders illegally imprisoned in Azerbaijan and subjected to brutal torture in...
11:14 27/02/2025Ruben Vardanyan faces urgent health threats in Azerbaijan, lawyer warnsBusinessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who is illegally imprisoned in Baku, is facing urgent health threats, his attorney Jared Genser has warned.
12:50 26/02/2025Erik Karapetyan takes legal action over song stolen by AzerbaijanisArmenian singer Erik Karapetyan has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over his song Voch Avel, Voch Pakas, which was performed by Azerbaijani singers on the Russian state-owned TV channel...
17:08 25/02/2025Misappropriation at ANIF also uncovered by State Property Management CommitteeAt least three criminal cases have been initiated over corruption-related abuses at the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF), two of which are linked to Tigran Avinyan’s tenure as Chairman of...
12:03 25/02/2025Hovhannes Ishkhanyan renounces his ECHR victoryWriter, journalist and film director Hovhannes Ishkhanyan has declined the €6,000 compensation awarded to him by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
11:36 24/02/2025Sham trial of Artsakh leaders postponed in AzerbaijanThe show trial of Artsakh's military and political leaders, along with other Armenian captives, has been postponed in Azerbaijan.
16:35 22/02/2025Avetik Chalabyan condemns 'disgraceful' prosecution of opposition figurePublic and political figure Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the HayaKve initiative, has denounced the "disgraceful" prosecution of opposition figure Edgar Ghazaryan.
14:35 22/02/2025Five lawyers to take on activist Edgar Ghazaryan's defenseThe Five Human Rights Defenders Initiative will provide legal defense for public and political activist Edgar Ghazaryan, who is facing charges for his critical remarks about judges.
13:15 22/02/2025Armenian activist denies charges, demands accountability for prosecutorsPublic and political activist Edgar Ghazaryan, former Armenian ambassador to Poland, has rejected the charges against him, demanding accountability for the prosecutors and investigators handling his...
12:36 22/02/2025Ex-ombudsman slams charges against activist Edgar GhazaryanFormer Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has lambasted the prosecution of public and political activist Edgar Ghazaryan, calling it an attempt to silence his criticism of the Armenian government.
11:04 22/02/2025Another Azerbaijani journalist arrestedBaku’s Khatai District Court has remanded journalist Nurlan (Libre) Gahramanli to one month and 15 days in pre-trial detention.
14:36 21/02/2025Lawyer: Appellate court sends Avinyan's lawsuit against Pastinfo back for retrialThe Civil Court of Appeals on Friday upheld Pastinfo’s appeal in a case involving Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF), attorney Sos Hakobyan reported.
13:46 21/02/2025Woman attacked with axe in her home in Jerusalem's Armenian QuarterA woman in her 50s was attacked in her home in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, Magen David Adom announced on Wednesday evening.
20:46 19/02/2025Ruben Vardanyan Begins Hunger Strike to Protest Rigged Trial in AzerbaijanThe family of Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian political prisoner, has conveyed his message to the international community after a brief phone call, in protest against the staged "judicial" process...
15:46 19/02/2025Pashinyan has no right to withdraw lawsuits against Azerbaijan, Tatoyan saysThe withdrawal of Armenia’s lawsuits against Azerbaijan from international courts is legally prohibited, former Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said, referring to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s...
12:32 19/02/2025Reinstatement of dismissed ZCMC workers cannot happen instantly, trade union chief saysAs a result of the 12-day protest at Armenia’s Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), the management dismissed eight employees coordinating the strike, claiming they were being influenced by...