
Hrachya Rostomyan joins protests in Armenia
Armenia's acting minister of sport and youth affairs Hrachya Rostomyan has resigned due to the decision of the Prosperous Party to join the protest against the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. In …
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Armenia's acting minister of sport and youth affairs Hrachya Rostomyan has resigned due to the decision of the Prosperous Party to join the protest against the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. In …
After a large-scale rally, which was held on the evening of April 22, today street protests started in Yerevan with renewed vigour. The students of the Yerevan State University joined the rally, the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza reports. …
Almost 300 people, including three leaders of the opposition, have been detained in the Armenian capital Yerevan yesterday. "290 people were delivered to police stations since morning,” a police spokesman said, adding that …
The leader of the Civil Contract opposition party, MP Nikol Pashinyan, and his supporters blockaded all the government facilities on Republic Square and the Government House in central Yerevan. The first meeting of the …
Serzh Sargsyan deceived the expectations of the people to whom he promised not to be nominated for leadership positions, ex-mayor of Yerevan Vahagn Khachatryan told the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, commenting on the protests …
Expressions of protest against the nomination of former President Serzh Sargsyan as candidate for Armenian prime minister have a completely objective basis - the citizens are tired of the ineffective leadership of the …
Protesters have demonstrated in the Armenian capital of Yerevan over the death in prison of an opposition activist. Over 1,000 people gathered Friday in downtown Yerevan for a second day to criticize the government and demand a proper …
The armed group in Armenia's capital city Yerevan released two medical staff, kept hostages, spokesperson of the Armenian healthcare ministry said on Sunday, TASS reports. "Doctor Norayr Tevanyan and nurse Malina Markaryan …
The chairman of the Founding Parliament Zhirayr Sefilyan, who was more than a month in detention, told about the ongoing negotiations in the last few days. "Over the past 3-4 days some well-known and respected people came to …
An armed group which seized a police building in Armenian capital has opened fire and killed one policeman, the press service of Armenian police said, Sputnik reported. Earlier on Saturday, the Armenian National Security Service …
The former US Assistant Secretary for the South Caucasus, former US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Matthew Bryza, explained to Vestnik Kavkaza that the armed seizure of the patrol in Yerevan's Erebuni district by activists of the …
A mediator in the police hostage standoff in the Armenian capital is telling local media that two hostages have been released and that a tentative agreement on freeing the other two has been reached, Fox News reported. The standoff …
Armenian authorities will do their utmost to reach a peaceful outcome to the situation unfolding at the Yerevan police station, the Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan declared during the opening of the Cabinet meeting. …
Police in Yerevan detained 136 people after dispersing protests that led to over 50 injuries. "Today 136 people were taken to the police station," the police press service said in a statement. Protesters threw rocks …
The capture of the police building in Yerevan's Erebuni district, though it is local and being doomed to failure, is changing the political reality in Armenia, the director of the Institute of Caucasus , Alexander …
The armed group that seized a police building in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday is refusing to surrender, the Armenian National Security Service said. "Following lengthy negotiations night to July 18, one policeman …
The armed group that seized the building of a police and Interior Ministry Forces unit in Yerevan has set free one of the six hostages. "We have gotten in touch with Jirair Sefilian [the leader of the Founding Parliament opposition …
Embassy of Armenia to Georgia is fully aware of the dispute between Armenian and Georgia youth, as well as the subsequent actions of the local police, which took place on the night of April 23rd and the morning of April 24th in Akhaltsikhe. …
A resident of Garni village (Kotayk district of Armenia), Arusyak Ayvazyan, has informed about the threats against her family, which she received after participating in a protest against the Prime Minister Hovik …
The Azerbaijani Diaspora in California has sent a petition against an anti-Azerbaijan bill submitted to Congress by Congressman Christopher Smith to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, as well as …