Armenia

January 04, 2026 04:12

• An Armenian skier was fined for covering up the "Azerbaijan" sign on his suit.

  The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has fined Armenian athlete Mikael Mikaelyan for covering the word "Azerbaijan" on his suit with tape during the Tour de Ski.

January 03, 2026 05:16

• Residents of more than 50 settlements in Armenia were left without power.

  Heavy snowfall left residents of more than 50 villages in six regions of Armenia without power. Two power transmission towers also collapsed in the Lori region.

December 31, 2025 14:56

• Blogger Markaryan's case has been sent to court.

  The investigation into the case of Armenian-Armenian blogger Arsen Markaryan, accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, has been completed.

December 31, 2025 13:57

• Opposition figure Galstyan has been arrested in Armenia for two months.

  An Armenian court has ordered pretrial detention for Hayrenik Party Secretary Khachik Galstyan. The Anti-Corruption Committee reported the arrest of eight individuals in connection with voter bribery in the Armavir region elections.

December 30, 2025 23:58

• Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under house arrest.

  The pretrial detention of Tashir Group President Samvel Karapetyan has been changed to house arrest and bail. Supporters greeted him with applause in the courtyard of his building.

December 30, 2025 10:33

• Security forces in Armenia detained the secretary of an opposition party.

  In Armenia, Khachik Galstyan, secretary of the opposition Rodina party, was detained following a search. Fellow party members considered this to be political persecution.

December 30, 2025 02:53

• Blogger Markaryan's arrest extended again

  A Moscow court has extended the arrest of blogger Arsen Markaryan, who is accused of insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, until February 26, 2026.

December 29, 2025 12:54

• Facebook* users debated the fairness of Avanesyan's sentence.

  Armenian social media users suggested that Karen Avanesyan, who remained in Khankendi, was convicted of a fabricated terrorist attack, while Azerbaijani users considered the verdict fair. Details of the case are known only from Azerbaijani sources, according to lawyer Ara Kazaryan.

December 29, 2025 06:52

• Mirzoyan stated that there are no political prisoners in Armenia.

  There are no political prisoners in Armenia, and no one is allowed to call for an armed coup, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated.

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