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Ani Avetisyan

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

Armenia’s ruling party wins big in largest municipal elections since 2016

Civil Contract won in two-thirds of municipalities, though not without some major upsets along the way.

Armenia: Get the jab or pay up

Unvaccinated public and private sector employees will be mandated to take a PCR test every week, which they will have to pay for out-of-pocket.

Pashinyan: Azerbaijan did not demand ‘corridor’ at working level  

Pashinyan made the statement during his first press conference since the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Armenia’s ex-president Serzh Sargsyan faces new criminal charges

After facing charges of embezzlement and misuse of state aircraft, Sargsyan is now accused of taking bribes.

Armenia reports soldier death on border

Armenian authorities have reported the 19-year-old was killed by Azerbaijani fire,  Azerbaijani authorities have denied the claim. 

Pashinyan and Aliyev to meet in December

The leaders will meet in Brussels during the EU Eastern Partnership Summit.

POWs and issues of border demarcation after spike in Armenia-Azerbaijan violence

Videos show apparent mistreatment of Armenian POWs, as both sides accuse each other of violating the most recent ceasefire. 

Reports of fresh fighting as Armenia-Azerbaijan tension spikes

Azerbaijan has reported clashes on the border while Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of a new cross-border incursion.

Armenia’s ruling party wins two of three municipalities in local elections

Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won in two northern cities, his hometown of Ijevan and Stepanavan, while it lost in the southern city of Kapan. 

Azerbaijan sets up customs checkpoints on key Armenia road

As of this week, Armenia has opened a bypass road that allows drivers to avoid Azerbaijan-controlled sections of the road.