Armenia

February 18, 2026 07:04

• Garegin II's brother and nephew have been placed under house arrest.

  The court has softened the preventive measures for the brother and nephew of the Catholicos of All Armenians, who were in custody on charges of obstructing election campaigning.

February 17, 2026 14:04

• A Chechen native was deported from Armenia after threatening to kill his daughter.

  A Chechen man detained after his daughter reported death threats to police has been deported from Armenia. He is also banned from entering Armenia.

February 17, 2026 13:04

• Vardanyan's relatives criticized the Baku court's verdict.

  A Baku court found Ruben Vardanyan guilty of war crimes without evidence, but there was no hope of a fair trial, according to his relatives. Vardanyan headed the Karabakh government for several months during the blockade of the Lachin corridor.

February 17, 2026 11:07

• Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

  A Baku court has sentenced former Karabakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is accused of war crimes.

February 17, 2026 04:33

• Analysts assess the balance of power ahead of parliamentary elections in Armenia.

  Armenia's Central Election Commission has begun accepting applications for participation in the parliamentary elections and approved the schedule of key events. Analysts believe the parties of Nikol Pashinyan, Robert Kocharyan, and Samvel Karapetyan will be the key contenders in the elections.

February 16, 2026 00:43

• An Armenian government official ruled out deporting those persecuted for political reasons to Russia.

  Armenian security forces have detained repatriates persecuted in Russia for political reasons, but have never deported them and have no intention of doing so, the speaker of the Armenian parliament stated.

February 15, 2026 18:44

• The AAC does not intend to cancel its meeting in Austria due to the Catholicos' travel ban.

  The meeting in Austria will take place regardless of the travel ban imposed on Catholicos Karekin II and other church representatives, representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Church stated, calling for an end to the cases against priests.

February 14, 2026 18:54

• The Catholicos of All Armenians is banned from leaving the country.

  The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has initiated criminal proceedings against Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and he has been banned from leaving the country.

February 14, 2026 06:12

• Markaryan asked the court to consider his case in a special order.

  Blogger Arsen Markaryan, accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, asked the court to consider his case under a special procedure due to his agreement with the charges.

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