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Kocharian Pledges Clean Vote In 2007
President Robert Kocharian has assured Armenians that the forthcoming parliamentary elections will be free fair despite persistent claims to the contrary made by his political rivals. “I am sure that they will be held...
High Court Refuses To Release ‘Coup Plotters’
An Armenian appeals court refused on Wednesday to order the release of a Lebanese-Armenian nationalist activist pending the politically charged investigation into his alleged plans to forcibly topple the government in...
For Acquitted Armenian Soldiers Justice Not Quite Done
The three Armenian soldiers who have been sensationally cleared of murder charges will push for the prosecution of law-enforcement officials and judges that nearly condemned them to a life behind bars, it emerged on...
Court Of Cassation: Those Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Are Innocent
Today the Court of Cassation has made a sudden and sensational decision: Razmik Sargsyan, Musa Serobyan and Arayik Zaryan who were accused of the murder of soldiers Movses Mkrtoumyan and Roman Eghiazaryan and sentenced...
Yerevan Seeks International Condemnation Of Monument Destruction
The Armenian government has launched a traveling photo exhibition of what it claims is destruction of monuments at an ethnic Armenian cemetery in the Azerbaijani region of Nakhichevan. "The Armenian side intends to...
Arman Babajanyan's Case Cancelled Again
“The Prosecutor's Office, courts and Defense Minister use other criteria in Arman Babajanyan's case which greatly differ from other cases. The difference is so great and apparent that we have got an impression that it...
Armenian Internet Monopoly Scrapped
The ArmenTel national telecommunications company on Monday officially relinquished its controversial legal monopoly on Armenia’s Internet communication with the outside world, making good on one of the promises given by...
Democracy Building Blocks: Judicial reform and the rule of law
By Richard Giragosian Of the many pressing challenges facing Armenia today, the strengthening of the rule of law is perhaps the most important. The rule of law serves as the foundation for the country’s political,...
Opposition Party Reports Arson Attack
A small political party opposed to Armenia’s leadership said on Thursday that unknown individuals have tried to set fire to its headquarters in Yerevan, demanding a criminal investigation it what it considers an arson...
Ex-Karabakh Commander ‘Facing Eviction From Armenia’
A prominent Lebanese-Armenian participant of the Nagorno-Karabakh war who has campaigned against major concessions to Azerbaijan was reportedly facing deportation from Armenia late Monday after being arrested for...