Armenia

December 21, 2025 02:51

• A participant in a rally in support of the mayor of Gyumri has been released.

  Two months later, Karush Oveyan, who was arrested for participating in a rally in support of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan on October 20, was released.

December 21, 2025 00:52

• Archbishop Ajapayan scheduled for surgery

  The convicted primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, was taken to the Izmirlyan Clinic after several requests from his lawyers that he require urgent surgery.

December 20, 2025 23:53

• Refugees from Karabakh called obtaining Armenian citizenship a forced step.

  More than 26,000 refugees from Karabakh have received Armenian citizenship. The displaced persons themselves described the decision as forced; they needed to obtain an Armenian passport to find work and participate in a housing program. Karabakh human rights activists believe that accepting Armenian citizenship does not deprive the refugees of their right to return.

December 20, 2025 03:00

• Armenia has asked Russia to extradite Gevorg Kostanyan.

  The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office has asked its Russian counterparts to extradite former Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan.

December 18, 2025 13:30

• The prosecution requested a life sentence for Vardanyan

  At a hearing in the Baku Military Court, the prosecutor proposed a life sentence for former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan. Vardanyan stated that the trial did not meet the requirements of a fair trial.

December 17, 2025 19:54

• Armenia rejects Moscow and Tehran's claims regarding the "Trump Route"

  There are no ongoing discussions regarding Russia's participation in the TRIPP project. Official Yerevan also stated that it is taking into account the interests of neighboring countries, such as Iran, in implementing the "Trump Route."

December 16, 2025 01:59

• Activists called on the Catholicos to replace the head of the Karabakh diocese

  More than 30 public figures from Nagorno-Karabakh called on Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II to consider replacing the head of the Artsakh (Karabakh) Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

December 15, 2025 19:58

• Activists in five countries honored the memory of Aishat Baimuradova

  In memory of Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was murdered in Yerevan, rallies were held in Vilnius, Helsinki, Paris, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. 

December 15, 2025 02:02

• The destruction of monasteries in Karabakh has raised doubts among Azerbaijani analysts

  Azerbaijani analysts have questioned the veracity of claims of vandalism at monasteries in Karabakh. They argue that Christian monuments in Azerbaijan are protected by the state.

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