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Armenia extends protection status for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

Armenia has extended the protection status for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, without which they would not be able to leave the country. On Thursday, the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that the status of protection granted to Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians was extended until 31 December 2025, with the possibility of further extension. This status was given to over 100,000 Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians who did not apply for Armenian citizenship following the mass displacement in 2023.

Օpposition activist Rubik Hakobyan being removed from parliament. Image via Armenpress.

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Opposition and ruling party exchange insults following hearing on Armenia’s independence declaration

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenia’s opposition has held a hearing in defence of the inclusion of the Declaration of Independence in Armenia’s constitution, with opposition figures insulting supporters and members of the ruling party. The opposition Armenia Alliance faction held the hearing on Thursday to discuss the draft statement regarding the inviolable relevance of Armenia’s Declaration of Independence. The hearing took place against the backdrop of continued statements from Azerbaijan that the inclusion of the d

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Russia praises Azerbaijan’s ‘constructive’ approach to return of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said Azerbaijan is taking ‘constructive’ actions to facilitate the right to return of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, as evidence mounts of the demolition of residential and cultural heritage buildings in Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘We have repeatedly commented on and emphasised the constructive steps taken by Baku to provide the population that left their native places with the opportunity to return there’, Zakharova said during a press briefing o

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Armenia’s ruling party faces criticism over soldier non-combat deaths

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Human rights activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan has slammed the Deputy Chair of the Armenian Parliament’s Defence Committee, Armen Khachatryan, for attempting to downplay the responsibility of the authorities in the non-combat deaths of soldiers. ‘In our civilian life, we have many suicides, we have many accidents. I don’t know why you don’t talk about it, the reasons for those suicides’, Khachatryan said on Tuesday, in response to a question regarding the recent death of a soldier outside of comba

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Peace talks flounder as Armenia pushes for deal with Azerbaijan before COP29

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan appear to be at a standstill as Armenia continues to push for an agreement to be signed ahead of November’s COP29 summit in Baku. On Tuesday, Sargis Khandanyan, an MP from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party, told Armenpress that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan offered to organise a meeting to conclude and sign a peace agreement ahead of the summit, which is scheduled to be held in Baku between 11–22 November. He said that Pashinyan made the offer

Shoghakat Vardanyan standing in front of a picture of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan. Film still.

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Armenia’s National Film Academy snubs award-winning Nagorno-Karabakh documentary

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

A decision by Armenia’s national film academy to nominate a film by one of its board members to the Oscars over an award-winning documentary centred on the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War has caused controversy in the country. Produced in 2023, Shoghakat Vardanyan’s debut feature documentary 1489 focuses on her family’s two-year search to find her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, a conscript who went missing during the first days of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. The title refers to the number assigne

Pashinyan leads a discussion on electricity supply problems. Official image.

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Resignations follow government criticism of Armenia’s electricity supply

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

Three officials have resigned shortly after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticised the quality of Armenia’s electricity supply, a move that led to speculation of the possible nationalisation of a major Russian-owned electricity distributor. On Thursday, Garegin Baghramyan, the chair of the Public Services Regulatory Commission, which oversees energy and natural gas supply contracts, among other things, resigned. His spokesperson did not provide further information on his decision. The s