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law-enforcement authorities searched the homes and offices of two prominent opposition figures allied to Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33762553.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33762553.html Fri, 22 May 2026 15:24:32 +0400 in English Sparking more accusations of abuse of power, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has announced that Armenian law-enforcement authorities will file a high treason charge against one of the opposition leaders challenging him in next month’s parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33761919.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33761919.html Thu, 21 May 2026 18:50:27 +0400 in English Prosecutors made clear on Tuesday that they are not looking into the legality of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s latest pledge to “take out” Armenia’s top opposition leaders and his insults and threats addressed to refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33760297.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33760297.html Tue, 19 May 2026 18:01:58 +0400 in English Armenian law-enforcement authorities reported at the weekend the death by suicide of a man who was taken to a psychiatric clinic after tearing down an election campaign poster of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and being arrested as a result. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33759480.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33759480.html Mon, 18 May 2026 17:57:50 +0400 in English Former President Robert Kocharian’s Hayastan alliance accused the Armenian government of trying to obstruct its parliamentary election campaign after several of its members and supporters were arrested on vote-buying charges on Thursday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33757068.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33757068.html Thu, 14 May 2026 20:49:01 +0400 in English Law-enforcement authorities pressed on Thursday criminal charges against a man arrested after using offensive language to attack Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian during Armenia’s ongoing parliamentary election campaign. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33756890.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33756890.html Thu, 14 May 2026 18:10:08 +0400 in English Samvel Karapetian, a Russian-Armenian billionaire leading the main opposition contender in next month’s Armenian parliamentary elections, on Thursday described Russia as a “strategic ally” and criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s pro-Western foreign policy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752138.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752138.html Thu, 07 May 2026 22:14:43 +0400 in English Law-enforcement authorities continued to arrest on Wednesday members of billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s opposition movement expected to be the ruling Civil Contract party’s main challenger in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33745478.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33745478.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:42:58 +0400 in English Yet another political ally of billionaire Samvel Karapetian was arrested on Monday in a continuing crackdown on his opposition movement seen as the ruling Civil Contract party’s main challenger in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33743681.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33743681.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:25:01 +0400 in English A coalition of Armenian vote-monitoring groups has sued Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s influential wife, Anna Hakobian, accusing her of illegally engaging in benevolent activities ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33741879.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33741879.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:04:05 +0400 in English Law-enforcement authorities detained 22 more supporters of billionaire Samvel Karapetian on Monday in a continuing crackdown on his opposition movement seen as the ruling Civil Contract party’s main challenger in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33736530.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33736530.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:19:38 +0400 in English A court in Yerevan extended billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s house arrest by three months on Friday, preventing his in-person participation in campaigning for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections in which his opposition movement is expected to be a key player. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33734693.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33734693.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:06:11 +0400 in English Armenian authorities arrested on Thursday at least 14 people mostly affiliated with a key opposition group led by billionaire Samvel Karapetian, raising more fears of its disqualification from the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33733776.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33733776.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:07:14 +0400 in English Samvel Karapetian, a billionaire arrested by Armenian authorities ten months ago, went on trial on Wednesday less than two months before parliamentary elections in which his opposition movement is expected to be Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s main challenger. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732973.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732973.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:40:31 +0400 in English An Armenian high school student arrested over two weeks ago after confronting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a church in Yerevan was unexpectedly released from custody on Tuesday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732240.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732240.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:40:40 +0400 in English Ignoring calls by defense lawyers and Armenia’s human rights ombudswoman, prosecutors have again refused to set free a high school student who was arrested almost two weeks ago after confronting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a church in Yerevan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33729483.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33729483.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:54:16 +0400 in English Armenia’s human rights ombudsman appeared to add her voice on Thursday to growing calls for the release of a high school student who was arrested on March 29 after confronting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a church in Yerevan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33728758.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33728758.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:38:58 +0400 in English An Armenian high school student was hospitalized for the second time in three days on Friday nearly one week after being arrested for confronting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a church in Yerevan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33724110.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33724110.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:38:24 +0400 in English An Armenian court on Wednesday allowed law-enforcement authorities to keep in detention a high school student who confronted Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a church in Yerevan at the weekend. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33722495.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33722495.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:32:30 +0400 in English