With parliamentary elections only months away and public discontent on the rise, Armenia’s government has unveiled the Police Guard, a new branch of the national
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Tashir Says Government Blocked Power Rate Cut Before Seizing ENA
The family of jailed billionaire Samvel Karapetyan—now emerging as a leading opposition figure—accuses Armenian authorities of thwarting a planned reduction in electricity tariffs just weeks
Three More Gyumri Officials Detained as Crackdown Widens After Mayor’s Arrest
Armenian authorities detained three employees of Gyumri’s municipal education department on Friday, expanding a wave of arrests that began after opposition Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan was
Armenian Authorities Arrest Bishop and 12 Priests in Escalating Crackdown on the Apostolic Church
Armenia’s confrontation between state power and the Armenian Apostolic Church deepened Wednesday as Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan and at least twelve priests were detained in coordinated
Sealed Report Doesn’t Exonerate Pashinyan, Opposition MP Says
An opposition lawmaker who reviewed a classified parliamentary report says a long-awaited inquiry into Armenia’s 2020 war defeat does not clear Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Robert Kocharyan’s Press Conference: A Program for Security, Sovereignty, and Serious Statecraft
In a political climate too often saturated with spectacle, Robert Kocharyan’s recent press conference stood out for something rare in today’s Armenia: a coherent governing
Pashinyan’s Ally Confirms Plan to Remove Opposition Mayor of Gyumri
A political ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed that the Armenian leader intends to remove Gyumri’s newly elected opposition mayor, Vartan Ghukasian —
Civil Contract Withholds War Report
Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan has once again done the regime’s dirtiest work: he blocked the release and debate of the long-promised parliamentary inquiry into the
Pashinyan Restates Nuclear Plant Pledge, But Details Remain Elusive
rime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once again reaffirmed his government’s stated intention to construct a new nuclear power plant to replace Armenia’s aging Metsamor facility. Yet,
Iran Warns of Uncertainty Over U.S.-Run Corridor Through Armenia
Outgoing Iranian ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani on Friday voiced Tehran’s lingering unease over Yerevan’s decision to grant the United States a role in managing