Armenia

May 01, 2025 14:33

• Nagorno-Karabakh refugees treat extension of social assistance programme as temporary solution

  The decision of the Armenian authorities to extend the social assistance programme for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh for two months is only a temporary measure. The authorities do not take into account the realities of life in Armenia and housing prices. The above was claimed by the temporary displaced persons and participants in the protests against the termination of the assistance programme interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

April 25, 2025 16:13

• Yerevan residents pay tribute to memory of genocide victims with torchlight procession

  In Yerevan, activists held a torchlight procession dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

March 26, 2025 23:59

• Athlete from Krasnodar publicly repents for insulting law enforcers during his video stream

  Powerlifter Vladimir Vanyan*, detained after using foul language when speaking about FSB officers in a video stream on his YouTube channel, has apologized to the law enforcers. The athlete has stated that he “will serve with weapons in his hands in the SMO (special military operation).”

March 24, 2025 23:16

• Policemen claim innocence in torturing Tigran Ulubabyan

  The Vanadzor policemen, whom Tigran Ulubabyan, a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, has accused of beating and torturing him, have declared their innocence. Roman Yeritsyan, an advocate, has noted that much evidence was hidden or destroyed.

March 21, 2025 21:56

• In Yerevan, after law enforcers’ torture of refugee, activists hold protest

  Yerevan protesters have blocked traffic in front of the building of the Investigating Committee (IC), demanding its fair reaction to the statement about the torture of Tigran Ulubabyan, a Karabakh refugee, at a police station.

March 15, 2025 23:57

• Yerevan protesters demand UN intervention in fate of prisoners kept in Baku

  In order to defend their own principles, the UN must study the custody conditions of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) kept in Baku and assess their trial, activists in Yerevan have stated.

March 14, 2025 23:56

• Nagorno-Karabakh refugees ask Switzerland for help in returning to their homeland

  At a protest action held in front of the Swiss Embassy in Yerevan, refugees have expressed their hope that the Switzerland’s mediation can help Nagorno-Karabakh people return to their homeland.

March 04, 2025 21:48

• In Yerevan, participants of protest action speak out in defence of Armenian prisoners

  At an action in Yerevan, activists from public organizations have called on the international community to seek respect for the rights of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.

February 28, 2025 23:33

• Armenian NGOs urge Red Cross to conduct medical examination of Ruben Vardanyan

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should conduct an independent examination of the health of Ruben Vardanyan, who is on a hunger strike, guarantee that he receives the due medical care and ensure the respect of the rights of all Armenian prisoners, 28 NGOs have stated.

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