Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday visited a citizen of Armenia who, under yet unclear circumstances, reportedly crossed the border into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhijevan earlier this month and was apprehended by local border guards.
One of the Armenian opposition politicians arrested after organizing rallies in support of a deadly attack on a police station in Yerevan has been on a hunger strike for the past ten days, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
At least eight Armenians were killed and 42 others injured early on Tuesday when a Yerevan-bound bus carrying them drove off a highway in Russia’s Tula region just south of Moscow. (UPDATED)
The Azerbaijani authorities have released an Armenian soldier from custody and immediately deported him to an unknown third country one year after he was taken prisoner near Nagorno-Karabakh, his family said on Friday.
Dozens of young people in Yerevan on Wednesday marched towards the United Nations office in the Armenian capital to draw the attention of international bodies to the plight of Syrian Armenians.
Three employees of Yerevan’s underground metro system have asked a municipal court to overturn their controversial dismissal, saying that it was retribution for their active participation in recent protests against a controversial pension reform.
Armenia hosts Russian troops on its territory primarily because of a perceived security threat from Turkey, rather than Azerbaijan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian insisted on Wednesday.
Several dozen Armenian veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war demonstrated in Yerevan on Friday to demand the release of their leader Volodya Avetisian who was arrested last month after organizing a series of street protests against the government.
The military alliance with Russia is vital for Armenia’s national security, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Tuesday, citing its unresolved disputes with not only Azerbaijan but also Turkey.
An Armenian military academy has admitted women as cadets for the first time as part of ongoing reforms of the country’s armed forces.
