Armenian lawyer arrested after Facebook post criticising authorities

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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...

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...

Court hearings feature testimonies regarding killing and capturing of Azerbaijani civilians by Armenian armed forces

Baku, October 20, AZERTAC The open court hearing session for criminal cases against citizens of the Republic of Armenia, including Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanian, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, and...

Sahiba Gafarova: Initialing of peace agreement is a historic step towards ending Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Baku, October 20, AZERTAC The signing of the Joint Declaration and the initialing of the peace agreement by Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington in August of this year is a historic step towards ending the decades-long Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict,...

Pope Leo’s meeting with Armenian Prime Minister highlights importance of lasting peace in South Caucasus

Baku, October 20, AZERTAC Pope Leo XIV met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia in the Vatican, and during subsequent discussions in the Secretariat of State, the Prime Minister and Cardinal Parolin addressed "the need for a stable and...

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...

The ministers discussed issues related to deepening the Armenia-EU partnership

ACA Condemns Termination of CFPB Consent Order Protecting Armenian Americans from Financial Discrimination

The corridor trap: How “Pax-Americana Goes to Caucasus” trades Armenian leverage for optics (Part 1)

The Washington rollout promised prosperity and “soft deterrence,” anchored by a 99-year U.S.-Armenia joint venture to run a commercial rail link “under Armenian law.” But the architecture that matters — jurisdiction, enforcement, suspension — was...

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...

Chechen Woman Found Dead After Fleeing To Armenia

Armenian law-enforcement authorities said on Monday that they are conducting forensic tests and taking other measures to establish the cause of Ayshat Baymuradova’s death. It remained unclear whether they found any traces of violence on her body....

Yerevan budget shortfall of 3.7 billion drams in nine months – City Hall

NEWS » Economy » Yerevan budget shortfall of 3.7 billion drams in nine months – City Hall From January to September 2025, Yerevan collected 61.8 billion drams of the planned 65.5 billion drams of its own budget revenue YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/....

Gyumri Mayor, six other officials arrested as large-scale corruption scheme uncovered

The Armenian Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) has revealed significant evidence of corruption involving the mayor and chief architect of Gyumri, following extensive operational, intelligence, and covert investigative actions. According to the ACC,...

Armenia speeds up route to Iran with new tunnels

October 20, 2025 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the framework of the North–South project, Armenia plans to cut travel time to the Iranian border by about three hours thanks to ongoing road construction and tunnel development in Syunik...

Chechen Woman Found Dead in Armenia After Escaping Domestic Violence

The family of Chechen woman Aishat Baymuradova, who fled her home due to domestic violence, denied any involvement in her death. Her uncle told Regnum that the family only learned about the incident through social media. "Of course, the family is...

Yerevan mayor appoints new Shengavit leader

October 20, 2025 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tigran Gabrielian, former Deputy Minister of Environment, has been appointed head of the Shengavit administrative district in Yerevan. The announcement was made by Mayor Tigran Avinyan during a city...

Armenian anti-corruption committee raids Gyumri City Hall, mayor reportedly arrested-UPDATED

8 people accused of receiving and giving large amounts of bribes by officials of the Gyumri Municipality have been arrested, APA reports, citing the Armenian Anti-Corruption Committee. The report states that as a result of a large-scale operation...

Armenian and Azerbaijani parliament speakers to hold talks

October 20, 2025 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan will meet with Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, on October 21 in Geneva. Simonyan shared the news via his Telegram channel. Both...