De facto ethnic Armenian authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh believe that agreeing to the opening of an “alternative road” from Azerbaijan would legitimize the current blockade of the Lachin Corridor and cut the region from Armenia.
A group of several activists in Yerevan demanded on Thursday that the Armenian government take steps to ensure the safety of people in Nagorno-Karabakh who experience shortages of food, medicines, fuel and other basic products due to an ongoing blockade effectively imposed by Azerbaijan.
The United States renewed its calls for the immediate lifting of Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as Armenian trucks carrying food for Karabakh’s residents remained stuck at the entrance to the Lachin corridor for the third consecutive day.
Dozens of court hearings in Armenia were cancelled on Monday as lawyers went on strike to show support for their colleagues allegedly beaten up by police officers.
A joint investigation involving researchers from several Internet watchdogs and rights groups has revealed that at least a dozen public figures in Armenia, including two RFE/RL journalists, were targeted with Pegasus spyware during and after the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian sought to justify on Monday the arrest of a grief-stricken woman accused of attempting to “kidnap” his son which has sparked street protests and widespread condemnation in Armenia.
The next municipal elections in Yerevan will take place on September 17, according to Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC).
An Armenian law-enforcement agency on Wednesday claimed to have seized about one ton of cocaine one day after an even bigger consignment of the drug, allegedly bound for Armenia, was found in Italy.
Not only Azerbaijan but also Armenia should withdraw troops from contested areas along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, a senior EU diplomat said on Monday.
A pro-government lawmaker hit out at the Armenian Apostolic Church on Thursday after its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, lamented “deepening intolerance” in Armenia and defended his earlier calls for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian has joined the Armenian opposition in accusing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian of grossly misrepresenting international peace proposals on Nagorno-Karabakh made before the 2020 war with Azerbaijan.
The parents of Armenian soldiers found dead at their military barracks in January blocked a major highway late on Tuesday as they continued to accuse authorities of trying to cover up the shock deaths.
Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday allowed prosecutors to bring criminal charges against an opposition lawmaker who punched a pro-government colleague in disputed circumstances.
The Armenian parliament has voted to appoint a candidate of the ruling Civil Contract party, who has served as a deputy prosecutor-general until now, as Armenia’s new human rights defender.
At least three Azerbaijani and four Armenian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in fresh fighting that broke out on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Russia and Armenia will remain close allies despite unprecedented friction between, the Russian ambassador in Yerevan, Sergei Kopyrkin, said on Monday.
The Armenian military confirmed on Friday that it will not take part in a U.S.-led military exercise in Europe that will start later this month.
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged the European Union to pressure Azerbaijan to end its “inhuman” blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh during a visit to Armenia on Tuesday.
Police in Armenia briefly detained on Tuesday a Russian man prosecuted in Russia for painting anti-war graffiti.
The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday ordered Azerbaijan to restore “unimpeded” traffic through the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
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