Armenian NGOs condemning Armenian authorities for using criminal  justice for punitive purposes

ArmInfo. Several Armenian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have condemned the disproportionate and unlawful use of criminal justice for punitive purposes by the country's authorities, accompanied by gross violations of fundamental human...

Armenian specialist issues a warning regarding new targeted attacks through WhatsApp and Viber

NEWS » Telecom » Armenian specialist issues a warning regarding new targeted attacks through WhatsApp and Viber Samvel Martirosyan, an expert in information security in Armenia, cautioned users about the emergence of new targeted attacks through...

Gyumri mayor escorted out of municipality building by special forces -

Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan was escorted out of the municipality building by a large number of special forces, APA reports, citing Armenian media. Ghukasyan was taken to an unknown location. *** 12:03 8 people accused of receiving and giving...

Armenian PM meets Pope Leon XIV at Vatican

October 20, 2025 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As part of his official visit to the Holy See, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with His Holiness Pope Leon XIV. The Pope welcomed Pashinyan’s presence at the Vatican and his participation...

Body of Missing Chechen Woman Found in Armenia

The body of a missing Chechen woman who had reportedly fled domestic violence in her native republic of Chechnya to Armenia has been found in a rented apartment in Yerevan following a tip-off, Armenian police said Monday. The woman, identified as...

Gyumri mayor arrested on corruption charges amid standoff with government

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Armenian Church ‘Unshaken’ By Arrests Of More Priests

Garegin struck a defiant note as he addressed hundreds of members and supporters of a new opposition movement who gathered at his Echmiadzin headquarters in a show of support for the supreme head of the church. They prayed with him at the historic...

Armenian lawyer arrested after Facebook post criticising authorities

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Armenia, Czechia strengthen green cooperation

October 20, 2025 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan and Czech Ambassador to Armenia Petr Pirunčík met to discuss ongoing and future environmental cooperation between the two countries. Central to...

Armenian opposition mayor detained after prime minister vows crackdown

Audio By Carbonatix By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI (Reuters) -The opposition mayor of Armenia’s second-largest city was detained on charges of bribe-taking on Monday, as authorities crack down on government critics before an election next year in...

Armenia prepares to seek EU membership as it distances itself from Russia

Armenia is taking a decisive step toward Europe. Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said EU accession has become official state policy and that filing an application is only a matter of time. He said the country is already deepening ties with...

Protests in Armenia’s second-biggest city as mayor detained for bribery

Police arrested the mayor of Armenia’s second-largest city on bribery charges on Monday, hauling him out of his office while crowds protested outside, as authorities crack down on government critics before an election next year. Vardan Ghukasyan,...

Armenian Lawyer Jailed For Social Media Post

According to eyewitness accounts, masked officers of the National Security Service (NSS) pulled Aleksandr Kochubayev out of his car, threw him onto the ground and then drove him away on Thursday shortly after the latest court hearing in the...

 IMF planning to provide Armenia with new stand-by arrangement of  nearly $175 million

ArmInfo.The IMF team and the Armenian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies for the completion of the sixth review under the three-year SBA as well as for a new 36-month, SDR 128.8 million (about US$175 million) SBA, which...

Pashinyan, Pope Leo XIV Meet at Vatican, Discuss Yerevan-Baku Peace Deal

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican today and discussed the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as various regional issues. Pashinyan travelled to the Vatican to attend Sunday’s canonization of...

23-year-old Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova found dead in Armenia

ArmInfo. /TASS/. Ayshat Baimuradova, a 23year old Chechen woman, who had fled to Armenia to escape domestic violence, was found dead in Yerevan. The press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs Police reported this on Monday. "On...

Oppositionist: Events in Gyumri are further proof of  legal chaos in  Armenia

ArmInfo. What's currently happening in Gyumri is further proof of the legal chaos reigning in Armenia, as mentioned in a video address by Mher Melkonyan, a member of the RA National Assembly from the opposition "Armenia" faction. According to him,...

Vardan Ghukasyan urges city residents to defend Gyumri`s independence

ArmInfo. The situation surrounding the Gyumri city administration remains tense. Local residents gathered outside the administration building loudly express their discontent over the detention of the community leadership, led by Mayor Vardan...

Politician: Case against Gyumri mayor is politically motivated stunt

ArmInfo. Suren Surenyants, leader of the Democratic Alternative Party, denounced the criminal case against opposition Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan as a politically motivated stunt. "The criminal case against Vardan Ghukasyan not only lacks legal...

MOECS to submit  report to law enforcement regarding disruptions in  educational process  in Gyumri

ArmInfo. The RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports has received reports that the educational process at some preschools in Gyumri was not fully organized, with children being sent home early and parents or staff being called to...