New policies threaten Armenia's press freedom
One new proposed law would penalise ‘insult or slander’ of government officials with up to 2 years in prison.
Russian language law presented to Nagorno-Karabakh parliament
A new draft law envisions elevating Russian to the status of an official language.
Armenia to implement new partnership agreement with EU
The agreement may open the road to a visa-free regime between Armenia and the EU.
Nagorno-Karabakh entry applications to be passed on to Russian peacekeepers
Local officials have said that the information will be shared with Russian peacekeepers for ‘security purposes’.
Pashinyan government: ‘No demand’ for new elections
In a brief statement released online stressed that there is no popular demand for snap elections.
Robert Kocharyan calls for ‘full-fledged integration’ with Russia
Armenia’s second president stressed that his proposal was not ‘about the restoration of the Soviet Union’.
Getting Hye: Armenia to legalise industrial hemp cultivation
The decision is a part of the ‘Economic Response’ programme, the recreational use of cannabis will remain illegal.
UN calls for release of Nagorno-Karabakh war POWs
‘Everyone deprived of their liberty for reasons related to the conflict should be returned to their homes’, a group of UN experts declared.
Armenia’s psychologists scramble to heal post-war trauma
A team of two hundred psychologists and psychotherapists has been tasked with healing the traumas of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Former adviser charged with defrauding Armenian Defence Ministry
Davit Galstyan, also known as Patron Davit, previously served as an adviser to former Defence Minister Davit Tonoyan.