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Members of the Tatoyan Foundation for Law and Justice have paid a new visit to border villages of Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province to document Azerbaijani crimes against local residents. “The findings will be analyzed and relevant reports will be submitted to international organizations as well as released for other partners to ...

The humanitarian situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) is getting worse day by day amid Azerbaijan’s blockade of the sole road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, the country’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan said on Wednesday. “Day 17 of Artsakh blockade: the right to life, health, freedom of movement, education and other...

The human rights defenders of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have published an updated ad hoc report regarding the humanitarian implications of the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the sole road connecting Artsakh to Armenia and the outside world. The report summarizes the Azerbaijani public narrative and a...

See also Open letter to USAID: Judge Anna Pilosyan has carried out her duties ‘heroically’ The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) overseeing Armenian courts on Monday unanimously dismissed judge Anna Pilosyan of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction for “misconduct”. The decision was announced by the SJC chair and former justic...

Human and civil rights advocate, criminal defense attorney Garo Ghazarian has addressed an open letter to the USAID Armenia chief concerning judge Anna Pilosyan. The full letter follows: "OPEN LETTER Mr. John Allelo Mission Director, USAID Armenia Dear Mr. Allelo, Congratulations on your December 15th launching of a new fi...

A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing two people and wounding several others, BBC News reports. The shooting took place close to a Kurdish cultural centre not far from the Gare de l'Est station. A suspect aged 69 was quickly detained by police in connection with the attack. Authorities appealed for people to avo...

The office of Armenia's third President Serzh Sargsyan has reacted to reports that the ex-president and his two daughters have been summoned to the Anti-Corruption Court early next year as part of a criminal probe concerning illicit assets forfeiture. "All questions will be answered in court. Another fiasco is also expected in...

Azerbaijan has lodged an interstate complaint against Armenia with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), lawyer Robert Hayrapetyan says. “The complaint says that the official Yerevan is responsible for "the destruction of hundreds of Azerbaijani properties" in Lachin and surrounding villages in May-August 2022,” he wrote ...

Armenia’s former intelligence chief and ex-commander of the 2nd Army Corps, Major General Arayik Harutyunyan, has been arrested, Investigative Committee spokesman Gor Abrahamyan confirmed to Panorama.am on Saturday. According to earlier reports from the Public TV Company, Harutyunyan has been charged with violations of the Arm...

Attorney Erik Aleksanyan will be released from custody on Saturday, his lawyer Alexander Kochubaev said on Friday. “Erik Aleksanyan’s arrest has not been extended. Erik will soon be set free,” he wrote on Facebook. The lawyer was arrested on 19 October as part of a criminal probe also involving judge Arusyak Aleksanyan, who i...