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Leading Armenian opposition figure detained on embezzlement charges

•1 min read

The deputy president of Armenia’s former ruling Republican Party, Armen Ashotyan, has been placed in pre-trial detention for two months after reportedly violating bail conditions banning him from leaving the country. Ashotyan’s lawyer, Tigran Atanesyan dismissed the accusations, calling the detention ‘political persecution’ and stating that Ashotyan does not accept the charges against him. Ashotyan is under investigation on charges of embezzlement and abuse of power during his time as minis

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Opinion | Queer rights are being weaponised by Armenia’s counter-revolutionaries

by Anna Zhamakochyan

•9 min read

In a last-ditch attempt to regain support, Armenia’s corrupt former ruling class have joined with an odious crew of far-right and homophobic forces, attempting to turn society against the revolution. Despite the threat, Pashinyan still has a unique opportunity to build a new Armenia based on solidarity and equality. Speaking at a forum on women’s issues for MPs and activists in Armenia on 8 March, activist Lara Aharonian gave a speech about the rights of poor women, women with disabilities,

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Pashinyan block wins landslide in Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections

by OC Media

•4 min read

Nikol Pashinyan’s My Step Alliance has won a landslide in Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. The previous ruling party, the Republican Party of Armenia, as well as their former coalition partner the Armenian Revolutionary Federation both failed to gain seats in Sunday’s vote. Pashinyan’s My Step Alliance, made up of his Civil Contract Party, garnered 70.4% of votes, 880,000 people. Of the nine political parties and two alliances that took part in the

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Analysis | The revolution will not be postponed: what does Pashinyan’s resignation really mean?

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

Armenian revolutionary leader Nikol Pashinyan has resigned as prime minister. While his goal is to eradicate the remnants of the old ruling elite in snap elections, many wonder if the former regime has what it takes to strike back. On 16 October, at 20:00, Armenians were once again glued to the screens of their TVs, laptops, and phones, just like in April, as news of Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation broke. This time, they were watching their protest-leader-turned-prime-minister Nikol Pashin

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Protests in Yerevan amidst ‘counter-revolution’

by OC Media

•4 min read

Thousands took to the streets in Yerevan on Tuesday night after calls from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to protest an attempted ‘counter-revolution’ by the country’s parliament, the National Assembly. On Tuesday evening, MPs from the Prosperous Armenia Party and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), both members of Pashinyan’s governing coalition, joined with the opposition Republican Party in an extraordinary parliamentary session announced on previous day to approve new rule

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Armenian ‘hero’ general arrested for stealing military aid

by OC Media

•5 min read

An Armenian ‘hero’ of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Republican Party MP Manvel Grigoryan, has been arrested and his son forced to step down as Mayor of Vagharshapat after the authorities say they discovered large quantities of military aid in the former general’s residences. Footage of the search of Grigoryan’s premises, in which his vast wealth was on display, has caused scandal in Armenia. Manvel Grigoryan was arrested on Saturday on charges of purchasing and possessing illegal firearms and a

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Keeping up with the Pashinyans: Armenia’s first month after the revolution

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

One month after Armenia’s Velvet Revolution brought an end to about two decades of Republican Party rule, Nikol Pashinyan’s government has inspired hope among many, but also has a lot of promises to fulfil. ‘Dvoyevlastiye’ Armenian style To the outside world, the Armenian revolution ended on 8 May, when Nikol Pashinyan became prime minister. In reality, the internal political process remains tense and dynamic. Leaders of the protest movement have assumed positions in the executive