Armenia suspends controversial video surveillance bill
Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, said yesterday that ethnic minority-populated communities in Armenia are facing major challenges despite recent modifications to the subsidies system....
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Karabakh refugees in Armenia struggle to restore lost documents
By Siranush Adamyan Following their forced displacement from Artsakh due to Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing in September 2023, many refugees now face a new challenge in Armenia: the arduous process of...
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‘Putin is trying to revive not the Soviet Union but rather the imperial...
Markus Meckel is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party and was a member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2009. He grew up in East Germany, is an evangelical priest and has been a...
View ArticleGeorgia offers to mediate Armenia-Azerbaijan talks
Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, declared in Baku today that Tbilisi is eager to take on a more active role in facilitating negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Senior diplomats...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg on COP29: Greenwashing Azerbaijan’s Extreme Human Rights...
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg participated in a conference examining the intersection of human rights and environmental protection in relation to Azerbaijan’s actions. The event, titled ‘The...
View ArticleArmenia’s defense budget reaches record high
In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian examines Armenia’s defense budget for 2025, the highest in the country’s history. He discusses what this signals about the government’s security...
View ArticleArmenia’s Troubling Silence on the Right of Return for the People of...
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s foreign minister 1998-2008 The primary obstacle to advancing the right of return for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh has, surprisingly, been the Armenian government....
View ArticleRegional route solution proposed to Baku, Pashinyan says
Prominent Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Armenia and spoke at a public discussion in Yerevan amid her boycott of the COP29 climate conference in Baku. U.S. President-elect Donald...
View ArticleAliyev’s COP29 opening remarks undermine pressing climate agenda
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The United Nations global climate summit COP29 got off to an unusual start in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday, as President Ilham Aliyev spent much of his opening address taking...
View ArticleIn Armenia, Greta Thunberg condemns Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing and repression
Greta Thunberg and a group of Armenian environmentalists held a rally today near the UN building in Yerevan to condemn countries and politicians that are participating in COP29 in Azerbaijan. In a...
View ArticleArmenian court issues bench warrant for Robert Kocharyan
Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani explicitly stated that Iran and Russia are “not allies,” likely expressing Tehran’s dissatisfaction with Moscow’s support for the so-called Zangezur...
View ArticleInspiring stories of hope and sacrifice from the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Partner content The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, in collaboration with UCLA’s The Promise Institute for Human Rights, hosted a Tribute to Humanitarians during the Human Rights and Humanitarian...
View ArticleArmenia’s uphill battle for police reform
In this episode of the Civilnet podcast, the head of the Union of Informed Citizens, Daniel Ioanissyan, provides a comprehensive look at the state of police reform, anti-corruption efforts, and road...
View ArticleNumerous senior Armenian officials resign at Pashinyan’s demand
By Alexander Pracht Several high-ranking Armenian officials, including Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan, anti-corruption chief Sasun Khachatryan, and Supreme Judicial Council chairman Karen...
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Greta Thunberg in Armenia: The Intersection of Climate and Human Rights at COP29
By Emily Hanna Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was at the American University of Armenia last week to speak on global leaders’ complacency with what she called “Azeri Crimes.” Thunberg...
View ArticleArmenia and Ukraine Need Leaders Who Can Bring Lasting Peace
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) The geopolitical landscapes of Armenia and Ukraine may seem worlds apart, yet the trajectories of these two nations reveal...
View ArticleTrump’s Return: Global Authoritarianism and Armenia’s Struggle for Democracy
By Karena Avedissian When Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, I was devastated––I didn’t get out of bed for two days, so unfathomable was the idea that an autocratic-minded serial...
View ArticleSenior Armenian judiciary, law enforcement officials resign
Several high-ranking Armenian officials handed in their resignations, as requested by the country’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan. U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Ed Markey said they support...
View ArticleCox Rehabilitation Center moves operations from Artsakh to Armenia
The Caroline Cox Rehabilitation Center, which had been operating in Artsakh for 25 years, has moved to Armenia. Their current work focuses around visiting homes and providing rehabilitation treatments...
View ArticleHow Armenia is preparing to navigate the new Trump era
In this CivilNet podcast, political analyst Eric Hacopian provides in-depth analysis of two major developments shaping Armenia’s political landscape – the government’s surprise dismissal of six...
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