Armenia Russia has suspended the supply of dairy products imported from Armenia as of April 5. Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, said that there is a “risk of low-quality and unsafe […]
Officials in Artsakh say that a group of Azerbaijanis blocked their citizens from returning home. These 27 Artsakh citizens have been stranded in Armenia since the start of the blockade on December 12, 2022. The […]
Armenia Russia has warned Armenia against ratifying the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Moscow considers absolutely unacceptable the plans of official Yerevan to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]
The head of the European Union monitoring mission in Armenia has warned that Armenians are fearful of a new military escalation by Azerbaijan, days after Azerbaijani armed forces crossed the line of contact in Artsakh. […]
Armenian and Azerbaijani observers have been sounding alarm bells of an imminent military escalation in Artsakh. Mutual accusations of ceasefire violations have been increasing in recent weeks. On March 22, Armenian soldier Arshak Sargsyan was […]
Armenia The Civil Contract Party has nominated Deputy Prosecutor-General Anahit Manasyan for the post of Armenia’s Human Rights Defender. The previous ombudswoman Kristine Grigoryan unexpectedly announced her resignation two months ago. Manasyan has served in […]
Armenia Armenia’s Court of Appeals has ordered a new investigation into the death of a pregnant woman hit by a police car escorting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s motorcade in April 2022. Sona Mnatsakanyan, 28, was […]
Azerbaijani armed forces have killed 21 Armenian residents of Artsakh since the end of the 2020 Artsakh War, according to Artsakh officials. In a report released on March 8, the office of the Human Rights […]
Armenia A Russian man prosecuted for protesting the war in Ukraine was detained at Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport this week. Russian authorities opened a criminal investigation into Nikita Kamensky after he painted anti-war graffiti in a […]
Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan has announced that Prosecutor General Gurgen Nersisyan will replace Ruben Vardanyan as State Minister. Harutyunyan announced Vardanyan’s removal in a televised address on February 23. “I am grateful to Mr. Vardanyan […]
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