Responding to a continuing public outcry, the Armenian government has further modified a highly controversial bill that would allow the existence of schools where the main language of instruction is not Armenian.
A senior European Union diplomat on Monday expressed concern about the latest ceasefire violations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone which have raised more questions about the success of the long-running Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks.
Police in Yerevan have formally closed a highly controversial criminal case against a brother of Khachatur Sukiasian, a prominent opposition businessman and politician, it emerged on Monday.
The European Court of Human Rights has fined Armenia’s authorities 16,000 euros ($20,000) for what it regards as “inhuman” treatment of an Armenian businessman who died in prison last year.
The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament signaled on Friday its readiness to ensure more changes in a highly contentious government bill that would legalize schools where the main language of instruction is not Armenian.
A younger brother of President Serzh Sarkisian has been embroiled in fresh public controversy after apparently hurling abuse at several dozen protesters outside the Armenian parliament.
The Armenian parliament on Thursday passed in the second and final reading a controversial bill which local press freedom groups say will fail to end a strong government influence on the country’s broadcast media.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Monday declared leadership change in Armenia a top priority but again stopped short of demanding President Serzh Sarkisian’s immediate resignation.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian predicted on Monday major changes within the leadership of his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party, a leading Armenian opposition force, as a result of its upcoming congress in Yerevan.
A standing committee of the Armenian parliament approved on Friday a watered-down version of a controversial government bill that would allow the existence of schools where the main language of instruction is not Armenian.
A law-enforcement agency subordinated to state prosecutors on Wednesday took over the criminal case against a young journalist arrested on what she and Armenia’s leading media associations consider political grounds.
Armenia is facing mounting international pressure over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and relations with Turkey, a leader of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Tuesday.
A law-enforcement body investigating the recent suspicious death in police custody has largely endorsed police claims that a young man committed suicide, rather than suffered torture and was subsequently killed while being interrogated, as his relatives and many civil rights activists insist.
Armenia criticized the European Parliament on Friday for demanding the “withdrawal of Armenian forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan” in its latest resolution on the South Caucasus.
The Armenian parliament approved in the first reading on Thursday a controversial bill which local press freedom groups say would enable the government to tighten its grip on broadcast media.
The Armenian parliament began debating on Tuesday a government bill on broadcasting which has prompted serious concern from some of its members and the country’s leading media associations.
Armenia will not back renewed discussions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), championed by a Turkish politician, until it clarifies their details and purpose, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the president of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), urged the Armenian authorities to hold democratic elections and press ahead with other political reforms at the end of a high-profile visit to Yerevan on Thursday.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) pointedly refused on Tuesday to meet with Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish president of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), during his upcoming visit to Yerevan.
Opposition politicians and civil rights activists expressed on Wednesday serious concern about government plans to significantly liberalize Armenia’s labor legislation that have already been approved by parliament.
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