ArmInfo. The initiative of the Armenian authorities to review the turnover tax system and increase the tax burden of lawyers primarily affects ordinary citizens. This was stated on May 21 at a press conference by the Chairman of the Chamber of Lawyers of Armenia Simon Babayan, regarding the amendments proposed by the Ministry of Finance to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Our two Committees on the parliamentary platform serve as a very good example with their  work: The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport Sisak Gabrielyan said, welcoming the delegation led by the Chair of the Culture Committee of Parliament of Georgia Eliso Bolkvadze.

ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani puppet court extended the illegal arrest of Ruben Vardanyan for another 5  months. Vardanyan's defense report notes that this decision is illegal and  unfounded.

ArmInfo.On May 15, the leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, Archbishop Bagrat  Galstanyan, in a conversation with journalists, touched upon the illegal detention of the military-political leadership of Artsakh in a Baku prison.

ArmInfo. One of the participants in the peaceful protests taking place these days in Yerevan against  the backdrop of unilateral concessions by the Armenian authorities suffered a broken leg due to the disproportionate actions of the "Red Berets." This is stated in a statement by the Five Human Rights  Defenders initiative.

ArmInfo. The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) has published findings on the implementation of the  Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia.

ArmInfo. Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan  legislation that seeks to enforce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for war crimes and human rights abuses, including the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the arbitrary detention of  Armenian POWs and civilian captives, the torture and abuse of  detainees, and extrajudicial killings, reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo. This year, on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, banners could be seen at the top of Tsitsernakaberd, reading, "Free Armenian Prisoners Now," "There can be no peace agreement without the release of Armenian prisoners," "No COP29 in Azerbaijan without freeing all Armenian prisoners," "Global Silence, Global Shame: Stop Genocide," alongside the photos of more than two dozen Armenian prisoners illegally held in Baku prison.  These banners were carried by the participants of the mass march organized by the friends of Ruben Vardanyan, who is illegally detained in Baku prison, not only paying tribute to the memory of millions of innocent martyrs on the anniversary of the Genocide, but also expressing their support for the Armenian prisoners and Ruben Vardanyan, who declared a hunger strike on April 5 in order to demand the immediate release of all Armenian prisoners.  "Today, we commemorate the martyrs of the Genocide and, through this action, we simultaneously strive to draw the world's attention to the fact that we have prisoners held illegally in Baku prisons, one of whom, Ruben Vardanyan, has been on hunger strike for about 20 days.  International human rights organizations should respond and implement pressure mechanisms, because the issue of Armenian prisoners illegally arrested and held as hostages in an authoritarian country is also the issue of the civilized world. We know that Ruben Vardanyan's family and friends are concerned about his condition and demand that the International Committee of the Red Cross visit him immediately. Through this march, we also demand the same and join Ruben Vardanyan's demand to immediately release all Armenian prisoners," said Ruben Hayrapetyan, the organizer of the action.  One of the banners borne by the participants of the march was the message conveyed by Ruben Vardanyan from Baku prison to his family: "Values and principles are more important than even life itself.

ArmInfo. In April, the  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  representatives  again visited all the Armenian detainees notified by the Azerbaijani authorities.  This is stated in the message of the Baku representative office of the ICRC.

ArmInfo. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Bill  Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Gary Peters (D-MI) called on the Biden Administration to prioritize the release of Armenian prisoners of war and Artsakh's political leadership illegally detained by Azerbaijan as a precondition for negotiations, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).  

ArmInfo.The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction granted the petition of the Armenian investigative authorities to arrest the host of the "Imnemimi" podcast, Vazgen Saghatelyan. His lawyer Arsen Babayan told reporters on March 23.

ArmInfo.Yerevan is working to return Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan stated on March 12 at a press conference, referring to the efforts of the RA authorities to return prisoners illegally held by Baku, as well as the statement of Russian leader Vladimir Putin that  "they don't really want to see the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan."

ArmInfo. Representatives of the youth and student organization of the Republican Party of Armenia  (RPA) held a protest rally near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on February 20.

ArmInfo. National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia elected Artur Atabekyan as a judge of the  Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The world responded to Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of Artsakh with declarative statements and small humanitarian aid as compensation for the genocide. This is stated in a statement by the former Minister of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh Samvel Babayan.

ArmInfo.The team of lawyers for businessman Karen Vanetsyan says that their client is not in  custody.

ArmInfo.Former commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, former secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh  Security Council Samvel Babayan d does not recruit Artsakh people with the aim of returning them to Nagorno-Karabakh. This is reported by the press service of the politician, pointing to the information  circulating in the media and social networks recently.

ArmInfo. Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin reacted to footage posted by the  Azerbaijani side about the conditions of detention of the military-political leadership of Artsakh, captured in September last year, after another act of aggression against the Armenians.

ArmInfo.Armenia won silver at the International Showcase Music Competition, which took place in  Hamburg yesterday. 

ArmInfo. After genocidal  operations in Artsakh, ethnic cleansing, and expulsion of indigenous  Armenians, Azerbaijan declared war on Armenian values.