Ruzanna Stepanian

Ստեղծվել է Ruzanna Stepanian

• հուլիս 24, 2026

  Armenian Prisoners ‘Injured In Azeri Custody’

  Some of the Armenian prisoners held by Azerbaijan have suffered serious injuries in Azerbaijani jails, an Armenian human rights lawyer claimed on Friday, citing their families.

• հուլիս 17, 2026

  Jailed Oppositionist Protests Against ‘Inhuman’ Treatment

  An Armenian opposition politician has not been allowed to see or talk by phone to her 13-year-old daughter and other relatives since being arrested last week on charges rejected by her as politically motivated.

• հուլիս 15, 2026

  Wife Fears For Armenian POW’s Life

  The wife of an Armenian prisoner of war who has been held in Azerbaijan for nearly six years expressed on Wednesday serious concern about what she described as a sharp deterioration of his health.

• հուլիս 10, 2026

  Ruben Vardanyan’s Lawyer To Appeal To European Court

  A Yerevan-based lawyer representing Ruben Vardanyan, a prominent Armenian businessman jailed in Azerbaijan, said on Friday that she is preparing to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against a 20-year prison sentence given to him early this year.

• հուլիս 08, 2026

  Iranian Envoy Warns Of Disunity In Armenia After Tsarukian’s Arrest

  The Iranian ambassador in Yerevan, Khalil Shirgholami, warned of a risk of dangerous “division” within Armenia on Wednesday when he commented on the controversial arrest of businessman and opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian.

• հուլիս 07, 2026

  Karapetian Defends Post-Election Caution

  Billionaire Samvel Karapetian insisted on Tuesday that his Strong Armenia alliance is right to take up its seats in the new Armenian parliament without protesting against the official results of last month’s parliamentary elections in the streets.

• հուլիս 02, 2026

  Armenian Speaker Baffled By His Removal

  Outgoing parliament speaker Alen Simonian said on Thursday that he does not know why the leadership of the ruling Civil Contract party decided last week to push him out of the job.

• հունիս 30, 2026

  Karapetian ‘Still Undecided’ On Parliament Seats

  Billionaire Samvel Karapetian said on Tuesday that his Strong Armenia alliance, which finished second in the disputed June 7 parliamentary elections, has still not decided whether to take up its seats in the country’s new parliament.

• հունիս 29, 2026

  Israeli Government Recognizes Armenian Genocide (UPDATED)

  After decades of resistance, Israel has moved to officially recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey, prompting strong condemnation from Ankara.

• հունիս 26, 2026

  All Armenian Fish Farms Blacklisted By Russia

  Signaling no letup in their economic pressure on Armenia, Russian authorities blacklisted on Friday the last two Armenian fish farms that were still technically allowed to export their products to Russia.

• հունիս 22, 2026

  Armenian Opposition Groups In Post-Election Talks

  Billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s Strong Armenia alliance is negotiating with at least two other major opposition groups over his proposal to jointly challenge Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian after the disputed parliamentary elections held on June 7.

• հունիս 18, 2026

  Karapetian Initiating ‘Post-Election Opposition Coalition’

  Billionaire Samvel Karapetian has said that his Strong Armenia bloc will join forces with other opposition groups to continue challenging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian after the disputed parliamentary elections held on June 7.

• հունիս 17, 2026

  Pashinian Vows To ‘Crush’ Top Opposition Leaders

  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian pledged on Wednesday to “crush” the leaders of Armenia’s three main opposition groups that won at least 37 percent of the vote in the June 7 parliamentary elections.

• հունիս 16, 2026

  More Armenian Opposition Groups To Challenge Election Results In Court

  Two more opposition parties announced on Tuesday that they will ask Armenia’s Constitutional Court to invalidate the official results of the June 7 parliamentary election rejected by them as fraudulent.

• հունիս 10, 2026

  Armenian Minister Coy About Constitutional Referendum

  Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian declined to clarify on Wednesday how the Armenian government will try to enact a new constitution demanded by Azerbaijan in the absence of a two-thirds majority in Armenia’s newly elected parliament.

• հունիս 09, 2026

  Armenian Opposition Leader Indicted Amid Vote Recounts

  Prosecutors reported new criminal charges against businessman and opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian on Tuesday just as his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) scrambled to ensure its presence in the country’s new parliament through vote recounts initiated by it.

• հունիս 07, 2026

  Armenian Opposition Reports Continuing Arrests On Election Day

  Armenia’s three main opposition groups said law-enforcement authorities continued to arrest scores of their members and supporters as voting began in parliamentary elections on Sunday.

• հունիս 05, 2026

  Opposition Media Outlet Raided On Election Eve

  Following mass arrests of members and supporters of billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s Strong Armenia alliance, law-enforcement officers raided on Friday the offices of a media outlet linked to it two days before Armenia’s parliamentary elections.

• մայիս 05, 2026

  Turkish Envoy Vague On Armenia Border Opening

  Visiting Yerevan on Tuesday, a senior Turkish diplomat declined to say when Turkey will partially open its border with Armenia in line with a 2022 agreement reached by the two sides.

• մայիս 04, 2026

  19 Armenian Parties, Blocs Cleared To Run In June Elections

  Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered 17 political parties and two alliances, including the one led by billionaire Samvel Karapetian, for parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian could face an uphill battle to stay in power.

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