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Armenian government donates bikes to schools for cycling tournament

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenia has announced that it was donating bikes to secondary schools and colleges ahead of an upcoming cycling tournament later this month, in a move likely inspired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s fondness of cycling. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports announced that it had allocated 766 bikes to schools across Armenia to organise and prepare an amateur bicycle tournament as part of the Prime Minister’s Cup. They stated that more bikes will be delivered

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Man charged with hooliganism after throwing apple at Prime Minister Pashinyan

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Albert Arustamyan, a 71-year-old resident of Yerevan’s Zeytun district, has been charged with hooliganism after reportedly throwing an apple towards Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as a sign of protest. The episode occurred on 23 August during a visit by Pashinyan to one of his relatives living in the same building. Eyewitnesses told RFE/RL that the apple did not hit Pashinyan, but that emergency services were still called to the scene. ‘Neighbourhood children say that Nikol Pashi

Protesters in Yerevan during the Velvet Revolution. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

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Power of the people: what made Armenia’s Velvet Revolution successful?

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•10 min read

In 2018, Armenians peacefully ousted their government in a fast-moving decentralised revolution. Six years on, and amidst regional upheaval, participants of the Velvet Revolution assess the key factors in the movement’s success. In the run-up to the spring of 2018, a change of government in Armenia seemed unlikely at best. Opposition to Serzh Sargsyan’s government had been steadily growing, intensifying in light of the announcement on 12 April that he would run for prime minister, having s

A crowd of protesters outside the EBRD annual forum in Yerevan on 15 May, with Archbishop Galstanyan at the centre. Photo: Narek Aleksanyan/hetq.am

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Armenia’s opposition condemns border agreement as ‘illegal’ as protest continues

by Ani Avetisyan

•3 min read

Protests against the decision of Armenia’s government to hand over territory to Azerbaijan have been continuing for almost a month, with thousands taking to the streets in the country’s capital and border villages. In the past week, Armenia’s most prominent opposition groups have stated their support for the protesters, who are led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. Galstanyan and his supporters are calling for the handover of land in northeastern Tavush province to be halted, and for Prime Min

Police detaining a protester against the delimitation process in Yerevan. Image via RFE/RL.

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Armenian police detain over 170 as demarcation protests continue

by Ani Avetisyan

•2 min read

Over 170 people have been detained during acts of civil disobedience in Yerevan to protest Armenia’s unilateral handover of territory to Azerbaijan during the initial phase of the two countries’ demarcation process. Several thousand people began blocking streets in the capital early Monday morning. Several Armenian media outlets reported that police had used disproportionate force while detaining people. As of around 14:00, the police reported that no streets remained blocked. Those detained

Thousands have gathered in Yerevan’s Republic Square on 9 May to join the Tavush for the Motherland’s rally. Arshaluys Mghdesyan/CivilNet.

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Protesters demand Armenian Prime Minister’s resignation over border delimitation deal

by Ani Avetisyan

•4 min read

Protesters against Armenia’s delimitation process with Azerbaijan have called on the opposition to launch an impeachment inquiry against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and vowed to hold ‘actions of civil disobedience in all possible places’. Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan marched from the village of Kirants in Armenia’s northeastern Tavush Province to Yerevan this week in what they called a ‘symbolic’ and ‘sacred’ march. They are protesting against Armenia’s unilateral handov

Pashinyan and Putin in Moscow on 8 May. Official photo

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Russia and Armenia agree on withdrawal of border guards

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed on the withdrawal of Russian military and border guards from several regions of Armenia at a meeting in Moscow. On Thursday, Russian Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti that Russian border guards would remain stationed on Armenia’s borders with Iran and Turkey ‘at the request of the Armenian side’. Peskov said the decision was made in a one-on-one meeting betwee