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12:15 19/04/2024EFJ and UJA demand immediate release of Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen SaghatelyanThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined its affiliate in Armenia, the Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA), in denouncing the authorities’ misuse of anti-hooliganism legislation to...
17:05 18/04/2024Political prisoner Vazgen Saghatelyan blasts Pashinyan for crackdown on criticsPolitical prisoner Vazgen Saghatelyan, co-host of the Imnemnimi podcast who is currently held in pre-trial detention in the Armavir Penitentiary, has penned an article hitting out at Armenian Prime...
13:30 18/04/2024GRECO calls for stronger oversight and accountability in top executive functions and police in ArmeniaThe Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a report published today, calls on Armenia to pursue its efforts to prevent corruption in respect of persons with top executive...
11:15 18/04/2024Activist Samvel Vardanyan released on bail, placed under house arrestActivist Samvel Vardanyan, an Armenian government critic who was detained after confronting a pro-government MP on Monday, has been released on bail and placed under house arrest.
15:15 17/04/2024Expert slams violence against Armenian government criticArmine Adibekyan, an expert on Azerbaijan, on Wednesday denounced the violence against anti-government activist Samvel Vardanyan, who was detained after confronting MP Hakob Aslanyan of Armenia’s...
14:05 17/04/2024Arrested Armenian government critic facing additional chargesSamvel Vardanyan, an Armenian government critic, is facing additional charges after confronting pro-government MP Hakob Aslanyan on a bus in Yerevan on Monday, lawyer Ruben Melikyan revealed.
12:25 17/04/2024Human rights activist: Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan are prisoners of conscienceThe Armenian Center for Political Rights recently released a report on the persecution of opposition activists Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, dubbing them “prisoners of conscience”.
11:24 17/04/2024Arrested government critic moved to Armenian Investigative CommitteeArmenian government critic Samvel Vardanyan was moved from his detention center to the Investigative Committee in Yerevan on Wednesday morning, human rights lawyer Ruben Melikyan said.
16:59 16/04/2024Pierre d'Argent: What Aliyev calls its 'patriotic war' resulted in ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-KarabakhInternational law professor Pierre d'Argent representing Armenian on Tuesday delivered remarks at public hearings in the case of Armenia v.
16:22 16/04/2024Lawyer calls Freedom House report on Armenia 'objective'Lawyer Ara Ghazaryan says the assessments provided by the latest Freedom House report on Armenia are “objective”.
15:04 16/04/2024Azerbaijan imposes hate speech against Armenians, agent tells ICJArmenia's Representative on International Legal Matters Yeghishe Kirakosyan on Tuesday delivered opening remarks at a hearing of Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All...
14:05 16/04/2024Search reportedly underway at Wigmore Clinic in YerevanOfficers of the Armenian Investigative Committee are currently raiding the Wigmore Clinic in Yerevan, News.am reports, citing its sources.
13:36 16/04/2024Arman Tatoyan slams MP's remark on 'verification' of Armenian Genocide victimsFormer Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan has denounced as “absolutely unacceptable” a pro-government MP’s statement on the need to “verify” the number of the 1915 Armenian Genocide victims.
12:55 16/04/2024Raids conducted at Armenian Health Ministry, hospitalLaw enforcement officials are raiding the buildings of the Armenian Health Ministry and a medical center, Investigative Committee spokesperson Gor Abrahamyan has told Panorama.am.
12:33 16/04/2024MP Tigran Abrahamyan meets with imprisoned opposition activistsOpposition Pativ Unem faction MP Tigran Abrahamyan on Monday visited the Armavir Penitentiary to meet with political prisoners Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan.
17:06 15/04/2024Opposition files lawsuits against Civil ContractThe opposition Mother Armenia faction in the Yerevan City Council has filed three lawsuits against the municipal faction of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party, Mother Armenia...
13:36 15/04/2024Police in Yerevan seize flyers about 'missing' ombudspersonPolice officers on Monday seized flyers regarding Armenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan distributed by two employees of the AntiFake media outlet in Yerevan.
11:24 15/04/2024AntiFake employees detained in YerevanTwo employees of the AntiFake media outlet were detained in Yerevan early on Monday, lawyer Ruben Melikyan revealed.
13:46 13/04/2024Five killed in Sydney mall attackFive people were killed and several others injured -- including a small child -- when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre on Saturday, AFP reported, citing...
17:00 12/04/2024Freedom House reflects on Civil Contract's misuse of administrative resources at 2023 Yerevan electionsDuring the campaign for the Yerevan City Council elections in 2023, local observers and independent media observed widespread misuse of administrative resources in favor of Armenia’s ruling Civil...