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Armenian ‘Coup Plotter’ Again Remanded In Custody
An Armenian appeals court on Friday refused to release a prominent veteran of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh from jail pending investigation into his alleged plot to overthrow the country’s leadership. The Court of...
Armenian Coalition Divided Over Dual Citizenship
Armenia’s governing coalition remained divided on Thursday over key provisions of draft legislation allowing foreign nationals of Armenian descent to become Armenian citizens. A package of bills endorsed by the...
OSCE To Start Armenian Vote Monitoring In Mid-March
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe plans to start next month observing preparations for and conduct of Armenia’s May 12 parliamentary elections, the OSCE’s vote-monitoring arm said on Thursday. The...
New Panel on Prevention of Torture to Hold Inaugural Session
UN Press Release 16 February 2007 A new international panel for the prevention of torture will meet for the first time in Geneva from 19 to 23 February to lay the groundwork for its future work. The ten members of...
Packet on “Dual Citizenship” Passed
On February 20, the RA NA convened a plenary session and endorsed the packet on “Dual Citizenship” with 64 votes for, 6 votes against and no abstentions. Prior to the voting, Gourgen Arsenyan, leader of the United...
Opposition Paper Suspends Publication Over ‘Threats’
A leading Armenian newspaper said on Monday that it is indefinitely suspending publication, alleging threats to its staff stemming from a bitter leadership dispute within an opposition party that controls it. Hayk...
Opposition Slams End Of Parliament Session Broadcasts
The Armenian opposition condemned on Monday a Constitutional Court ruling that will allow state television to end the hitherto mandatory broadcasts of some parliament sessions that usually feature strong verbal attacks...
How Much Is Airtime?
The Armenian TV channels have great expectations from spring because the parliamentary election is scheduled this spring, which means the political forces will not be sparing money, of course if they have it, to appear...
NKR Society Sees Masis Mayilyan President
NKR SOCIETY SEES MASIS MAYILYAN PRESIDENT The Resource Center of Stepanakert conducted a poll on February 8-10 to find out the opinion of the leaders of the NKR NGOs on the relations of the government and NGOs, the...
Real Soldier Does Not Speak, Others Benefit and Make History
19 years ago on February 13 the first protest meeting was held in Stepanakert, the center of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, which led to the proclamation of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and independence. The protest...