While unofficial campaigning for the upcoming snap parliamentary election has long been underway, the campaign season for the June 20 election officially launched this week. Since the end of the 2020 Artsakh War in November, […]
Several senior members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia (MoFA) have announced their resignations amid the ongoing crisis along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. During a farewell meeting with the staff of the MoFA on […]
Armenian military officials announced early Thursday morning that six Armenian soldiers were captured by Azeri forces in the Armenian province of Gegharkunik. Armenia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported that the contract servicemen were carrying out […]
The first fatality was recorded this week along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border since the invasion of Azeri forces two weeks ago, at least 500 of whom remain stationed within the international borders of Armenia. On May […]
One week after the Azerbaijani Armed Forces invaded the Republic of Armenia on May 12, hundreds of Azerbaijani troops remain stationed in the sovereign territory of Armenia amid ongoing negotiations between the two countries and […]
Preparations are underway for Armenia’s long awaited snap parliamentary elections scheduled for June 20. President Armen Sarkissian scheduled the election after the National Assembly voted to dissolve itself this week. According to Article 149 of […]
Attorneys representing Armenian prisoners of war and captives have published a list of 19 Armenians captured by the Azerbaijani military during and after the 2020 Artsakh War and subsequently murdered. Human rights lawyers Siranush Sahakyan […]
Armenia welcomed the long-awaited recognition of the Armenian Genocide by President Joe Biden while commemorating the catastrophic event’s 106th anniversary on Saturday, April 24th. In remembrance statements, Armenian political leaders noted the revival of century-old […]
President Armen Sarkissian has announced that he will not sign part of an electoral reform bill adopted by the National Assembly of Armenia two months prior to the expected extraordinary parliamentary elections. On April 1 […]
For many Armenians, the cessation of hostilities in Artsakh in November of 2020 did not signify the end of the conflict, as a host of human rights violations ensued in security issues unaddressed by the […]
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