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Ani Avetisyan

Ani is a seasoned journalist and fact-checker. Open-source investigations and data visualisation are her passions.

Court seizes $47 million from former Syunik governor

Surik Khachatryan has been standing trial since 2019 over crimes allegedly committed while he was in office.

Former defence minister of Nagorno-Karabakh arrested in Armenia

Mikael Arzumanyan is charged with negligence and carrying out his duties ‘improperly’ during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

Arrests follow Yerevan market explosion

Four people have been arrested almost two weeks after a deadly explosion in the Surmalu market left 16 people dead.

Azerbaijan takes control of Lachin as deadline for Armenians to leave passes

Residents of the last remaining Armenian-inhabited settlements in the Lachin corridor were given 20 days to leave. 

Armenian police arrest protesters against Russian invasion of Ukraine 

Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians gathered in central Yerevan on Wednesday to mark six months since the invasion

Armenian MoD proposes $61,000 fee to avoid conscription

A new bill from the Ministry of Defence would allow wealthier Armenians to serve just 4.5 months instead of the usual two years.

At least three dead in firework storage explosion in Yerevan

At least 61 are injured with 19 more missing following the explosion in the Surmalu Market.

Parents of Armenian prisoners of war hold overnight protest

Relatives of Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan were demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Lachin residents given 20 days to leave homes ahead of Azerbaijan handover

Residents of Lachin and Aghavno blocked the road to protest their impending displacement.

Pashinyan raises questions about Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh

The comments come a day after deadly clashes left two soldiers from Nagorno-Karabakh dead.