Armenia

December 06, 2025 19:58

• The defense claimed that the relatives of the Gyumri mayor were intimidated.

  Security forces raided the home of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan's family. The search was aimed at finding the politician's cell phone, but the officers confiscated the phones of his wife, daughter, and granddaughters and threatened to return.

December 06, 2025 18:18

• Former "Voice"* activist detained in Armenia

  Security forces in Armenia have detained Vladimir Zhilinsky, former coordinator of the Pskov-based "Golos"* movement, who arrived from Georgia. He has been arrested in absentia in Russia on charges of failing to perform his duties as a foreign agent, and a case of justifying terrorism has also been opened against him.

December 05, 2025 11:45

• Archbishop Khachatryan arrested in drug trafficking case

  The court placed Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Arshak Khachatryan under arrest for two months on charges of drug trafficking.

December 05, 2025 09:27

• The defense asked for the acquittal of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh.

  At a hearing in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, lawyers said the guilt of their clients, the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, was unproven and called on the court to acquit them.

December 03, 2025 03:35

• Refugees expressed dissatisfaction with the actions of the head of the Karabakh diocese

  Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, head of the Artsakh (Karabakh) Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, attended a meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, where a group of clergy demanded the Catholicos' re-election. Karabakh refugees criticized Abrahamyan and called on him to resign.

December 01, 2025 01:50

• New housing initiative disappoints Karabakh refugees

  The Armenian government has offered Karabakh refugee families of up to three people, including disabled and elderly individuals, 10 years of rent payments. The proposed amount is insufficient to cover the rent, and the refugees are being deprived of the opportunity to find their own homes, the refugees complained.

November 29, 2025 05:38

• Two contract soldiers were injured in a mine explosion in Armenia.

  Two soldiers were injured in a mine explosion in Vardenis: one had his fingers torn off and his leg injured, and the other had his foot amputated.

November 28, 2025 22:12

• The trial of Karabakh leaders in Baku has become a historical precedent.

  The trial of former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders in Baku is unique; there have been no similar trials in world history. International trust in the court has been undermined, but the trial is largely aimed at a domestic audience, according to analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

November 26, 2025 12:28

• The refusal to allow delegates from Yerevan to meet with prisoners in Baku sparked a debate on social media.

  Armenian Facebook users* claimed that the Yerevan delegation should have been more persistent after being denied permission to meet with their fellow countrymen arrested in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani users questioned whether the foreign delegation had the authority to visit the prisoners.

All articles