Armenia

April 20, 2026 00:58

• Investigators have requested the arrest of two of Karapetyan's supporters.

  Investigative authorities are requesting the arrest of Vaghinak Ghazaryan, director of the Tashir Pizza chain, and Mayis Baghumyan, another person detained at the protest outside the Anti-Corruption Court. Investigators have requested house arrest for the 15 detainees.

April 19, 2026 16:00

• Two parties have announced their lists for the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

  The Armenian National Congress Party has nominated former parliament member Levon Zurabyan as its prime ministerial candidate. Bright Armenia does not have a prime ministerial candidate, and the party has suggested that the opposition consolidate around Mikael Ajapayan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese.

April 18, 2026 22:00

• Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

  Armenian authorities must oppose the destruction of Armenian cultural and historical heritage in Karabakh and draw the attention of international organizations to its fate, activists and historians said on International Heritage Day.

April 18, 2026 15:00

• Investigators announced a criminal case against Karapetyan's supporters detained outside the court.

  A criminal case of hooliganism and interference in the lawful official activities of an official is being investigated in connection with a protest by Samvel Karapetyan's supporters outside the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia.

April 17, 2026 19:09

• Samvel Karapetyan's house arrest has been extended for three months.

  A Yerevan court extended Samvel Karapetyan's house arrest for another three months. Karapetyan himself announced a press conference, expressing confidence in his victory in the upcoming elections.

April 17, 2026 15:30

• 17 Karapetyan supporters detained in Yerevan

  Police detained 17 supporters of Samvel Karapetyan at a protest outside the Anti-Corruption Court, where the politician's pretrial detention is being considered. The defense is asking for the house arrest to be lifted.

April 17, 2026 13:30

• Pashinyan called for the opposition not to be allowed into parliament.

  The Strong Armenia party and the Armenia bloc should not pass the parliamentary elections threshold, as they are only there to collect salaries, the prime minister stated, amid the case against representatives of the Strong Armenia party.

April 16, 2026 18:46

• More than a dozen supporters of the Strong Armenia party were detained.

  More than a dozen supporters of the Strong Armenia party have been detained on charges of giving and receiving election bribes.

April 16, 2026 01:29

• Some prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center have ended their hunger strike.

  In the Taganrog pretrial detention center, checks were conducted after the Muslim prisoners began their dry hunger strike, and their situation improved somewhat. Some prisoners are still refusing food, but intend to gradually end their hunger strike.

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