Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is openly outlining an expanding Azerbaijani role in and through Armenia’s Syunik Province, while Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government is simultaneously
Category: Armenia
Baku Dictates Terms as Pashinyan Turns the State Against His Opponents and the Church
The events unfolding simultaneously in Baku and Yerevan offer a disturbing picture of Nikol Pashinyan’s Armenia: Azerbaijan continues imprisoning Artsakh’s former leaders and openly dictating
Armenia’s New Parliament Opens Amid Church Controversy and Political Tensions
Armenia’s newly elected National Assembly opened its first session Sunday amid renewed tensions between the government and the Armenian Apostolic Church, sharp exchanges between governing
Statue Honoring Karo Sasuni Unveiled in Gyumri
A statue honoring prominent Armenian revolutionary, statesman and intellectual Karo Sasuni was unveiled at the intersection of Proshyan and Garegin Nzhdeh streets in Gyumri. Sasuni
IOC Moves to Protect Armenian Olympic Committee After Government Seizure
The International Olympic Committee says it is examining ways to protect Armenia’s National Olympic Committee following the government’s seizure and closure of its Yerevan headquarters.
Govertment Seizes Tsarukian’s Assets, Leaving Thousands Out of Work
The Armenian government has taken control of two prominent properties associated with jailed opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian, escalating a campaign against his businesses that has
Armenian Government Advances ‘Trump Route’ Despite Legal Conflicts and Sovereignty Concerns
The Armenian government has approved a controversial agreement granting the United States sweeping authority over a proposed transit route through southern Armenia, despite an official
NGO says Armenian music school removed artwork depicting Artsakh monument as ‘anti-state’
An Armenian nongovernmental organization has accused state institutions of failing to adequately protect the cultural heritage of Azerbaijani-held Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and said a recent incident
Armenian opposition member says detention motion lacks factual basis
Aregnaz Manukyan, a board member of the opposition Mother Armenia party, has denied any wrongdoing and said prosecutors’ request to place her in pretrial detention
Constitutional Court Upholds Disputed Election Results as Pashinyan Moves to Consolidate Power
Armenia’s Constitutional Court has rejected opposition demands to annul the official results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, clearing the way for Prime Minister Nikol