Armenia
New charges against ex-Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
Ex-president Robert Kocharyan was also accused in the same case, but was released from criminal charges after the statute of limitations expired.
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Armenian opposition leaders Kocharyan and Sargsyan split over Pashinyan impeachment
In late April, the We Are Awake movement submitted letters to all MPs urging them to launch impeachment proceedings against Pashinyan.
Armenian Genocide
Conflicting messaging on Armenian Genocide as Armenia commemorates 110th anniversary
The Ottoman Empire’s early 20th century genocide resulted in the mass killings of nearly 1.5 million Armenians.
Armenia
Armenian court overturns acquittal of ex-President Serzh Sargsyan
Serzh Sargsyan was acquitted in 2024 of embezzling more than $1.2 million from the state.
Armenia
Armenia’s ex-president Sargsyan reiterates his goal to topple Pashinyan
Serzh Sargsyan stepped down in 2018, after being pressured by nationwide protests led by Nikol Pashinyan.
Armenia
Pashinyan challenges former presidents to debate on Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations
On Monday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed a live debate with three former Armenian Presidents to discuss the decades-long negotiation process with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. All three refused Pashinyan’s invitation. Pashinyan invited the former presidents — Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan, and Serzh Sargsyan — claiming on Facebook that since the 1994 Russian-mediated ceasefire between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the negotiation process was always ab
Armenia
Power of the people: what made Armenia’s Velvet Revolution successful?
In 2018, Armenians peacefully ousted their government in a fast-moving decentralised revolution. Six years on, and amidst regional upheaval, participants of the Velvet Revolution assess the key factors in the movement’s success. In the run-up to the spring of 2018, a change of government in Armenia seemed unlikely at best. Opposition to Serzh Sargsyan’s government had been steadily growing, intensifying in light of the announcement on 12 April that he would run for prime minister, having s
