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Armenian Archbishop Handed 2-Year Jail Term
A court in Yerevan handed the sentence to Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian at the end of an unusually quick trial condemned by the church, opposition groups and other critics of the Armenian government as a travesty of justice. It convicted him last...

Armenian premier on need for symbol `rebranding`
ArmInfo. Perhaps we need to rebrand our symbols. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a meeting with representatives of IT companies in Engineering City. "As what? As a symbol of what are we evaluating Baghramyan? This is also very...

Another Georgian fighter who fought for Ukraine faces possible extradition from Armenia to Russia
Georgian fighter extradition from Armenia to Russia A second Georgian citizen who fought for Ukraine, Vano Sabashvili, now faces possible extradition from Armenia to Russia. According to his friends, Sabashvili was unaware that Russia had issued...

Towards the elections. Armenian authorities decide to raise salaries for civil servants
ArmInfo. Armenian authorities have developed a plan to increase salaries for civil servants, but are wary of a possible negative public reaction. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this during a meeting with representatives of IT companies...

Fugitive Armenian Blogger Faces Deportation From U.S.
The 48-year-old man, Vartan Ghukasian, is a former police officer who emigrated to the United States years ago. He has since attracted large audiences on YouTube with his hard-hitting and opinionated comments on political developments in Armenia....

False statements by former minister: Georgian sources did not report on “thousands of counterfeit Armenian passports printed in Turkey”
Since October 1, information has gone viral on the Internet that 100,000 counterfeit Armenian passports and identification cards printed in Turkey have allegedly been detected in Georgia. The information was first shared in the Armenian online...

Court announces documents related to Armenian armed forces' missile strikes on Ganja
Baku, October 6, AZERTAC The open court hearing on the criminal cases of citizens of Armenia continued on October 6 at the Baku Military Court with the announcement of documents. Documents concerning the missile attack on Ganja city during the...

Former Оmbudsman announces political bid
October 6, 2025 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has announced a political bid, declaring his intention in a Facebook video address. “My professional life has been devoted to human rights work, but...

Two relatives of missing soldiers arrested in Armenia
October 6, 2025 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arsen Ghukasyan and Apijan Sargsyan, relatives of Armenian missing soldiers, have been arrested, their lawyer Tatevik Soghomonyan announced. The arrests stem from a September 29 altercation outside the...

Spouse of Armenian PM reviews Erdoğan’s book for fairer world
Anna Hakobyan, spouse of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, announced that she read President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s book “A Fairer World Is Possible” and echoes Turkish leader’s motto. In a recent Facebook post, Hakobyan recommended the...

Former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan announced his entry into politics
NEWS » Politics » Former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan announced his entry into politics Arman Tatoyan, head of the Tatoyan Center for Law and Justice and former Armenian Ombudsman, announced his intention to enter politics. YEREVAN, October 6....
ANCA Welcomes Trump’s Commitment to Returning Artsakh Refugees, Releasing Armenian hostages,
— Administration Responds Constructively to Bipartisan Letter advancing Armenian Caucus Priorities; ANCA Pivots to Turning Newly Announced Policy into Actual Practice WASHINGTON, DC – In response to months of sustained Armenian Caucus pressure and...
Two-Day International Conference: “A New History-Writing on Late Ottoman-Turkish History:
The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State is organizing a two-day international conference, “A New History-Writing on Late Ottoman-Turkish History: The Impact of Memoirs,” taking place on October 17 and 18, on the Fresno State campus.The...
US Government is More Pro-Artsakh Than the Prime Minister of Armenia — By Harut Sassounian
By Harut Sassounian TheCaliforniaCourier.com Just when we had lost all hope that the United States government would ever say or do anything to support Artsakh, we were pleasantly surprised to see a letter by a high-ranking State Department...
Why the San Fernando Valley Needs an Armenian Community Center
Other minority groups have community centers that preserve culture and provide services. Armenians in the Valley deserve the same By Vic Gerami The San Fernando Valley is home to one of the largest and fastest growing Armenian populations in the...
Honorary Consul of Armenia in Fresno calls 15th medical mission a success
Fresno (KSEE/KGPE) — The Honorary Consul of Armenia is calling the 15th medical mission to Armenia “high caliber.” From Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, Honorary Consul of Armenia in Fresno Berj Apkarian and a team of medical professionals from around the...

Armenian Ministry denies fake passports found at border
October 6, 2025 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Interior Ministry has denied claims that counterfeit Armenian documents were found at the Georgia–Turkey border and were allegedly intended for use during elections. In recent days, reports...

Trial continues over Armenian rocket attacks on Ganja during 2020 Patriotic War
On October 6, the Baku Military Court continued the trial against citizens of the Republic of Armenia, with the announcement of documents related to the rocket attacks on the city of Ganja during the 44-day Patriotic War in 2020, Azernews reports....

Former president’s son files legal complaint against Armenia
October 6, 2025 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sedrak Kocharyan, the son of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan, has filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Armenia, represented by the Prosecutor General’s Office, accusing the state of...

President Kocharyan's Son Sues Armenian Government for Violating Presumption of Innocence
Sedrak Kocharyan, son of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan, has filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Armenia Kocharyan is demanding recognition of the violation of his presumption of innocence and compensation for non-pecuniary damage...