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Zhirayr Sefilyan and Vardan Malkhasyan will remain in pre-trial detention for two additional months
The Court of First Instance of Kentron and Norq Marash communities decided to prolong the terms of detention of Zhirayr Sefilyan and Vardan Malkhasyan for two months.
Armenian Ombudsman Laments Lack Of Court Independence
Armen Harutiunian, the state human rights ombudsman, complained on Wednesday about a continuing lack of judicial independence in Armenia, saying that local courts were the main source of citizen complaints received by...
Tsarukian Withdraws Local Election Appeal
A candidate of Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Tuesday unexpectedly withdrew his lawsuit against the pro-government mayor of the southern town of Armavir who controversially defeated him in a recent...
Attempted Murder against Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan
On April 2, at 22:00, murder was attempted against Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan. The mayor was returning from Yerevan where he was taking part in the RPA council session as a member of the political council. The...
Armenian Leaders ‘Afraid Of Losing Power’
By Harry Tamrazian in Prague A senior U.S. diplomat criticized Armenia’s leaders on Monday for restricting opposition access to electronic media, suggesting that they fear losing power and the resulting material...
Military Prosecutors To Continue Botched Murder Probe
A court in Yerevan on Monday gave military prosecutors the green light to continue their investigation into mysterious killings of two Armenian soldiers that has been dogged by allegations of a cover-up and grave human...
Armenia Hopes Reconstruction Of Surb Khach Armenian Church In Turkey Not To Be Single Case
Armenia hopes that reconstruction of Surb Khach (Saint Cross) Armenian Church on the Akhtamar Island (Van Lake) of Turkey will not be a particular case, says the statement of Press Secretary of Armenia's Foreign...
Turkey Insists On Joint Study Of ‘Armenian Tragedy’
By Emil Danielyan Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul reiterated on Wednesday his government’s calls for the creation of a commission of Turkish and Armenian historians who would jointly examine the mass killings and...
Armenia: Political Uncertainty Follows Premier’s Death
Marianna Grigoryan: 3/26/07 The sudden death of Prime Minister Andranik Markarian on March 25 from heart failure has sparked considerable political unease in Armenia, with residents expressing concern over what...
Babayan Withdraws Election Challenge Against Sarkisian Brother
Samvel Babayan, the Yerevan-based former military leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, has unexpectedly bowed out of a potentially tense election showdown with a brother of Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian in a single-member...