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 Labor Ministry  expands access to  state housing program for Artsakh  families

 Tuesday, July 1 2025 20:50
 Labor Ministry  expands access to  state housing program for Artsakh  families

ArmInfo. Families forcibly displaced from Artsakh who meet the basic conditions of the state housing program can now apply to participate in the program, regardless of the family composition, the number of minor children  and their belonging to the target group, as reported by the press  service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

We are a real blockade theater, and we have something to tell -  Alexander Bordov 
 Tuesday, December 17 2024 13:09

ArmInfo. We are a real blockade theater, and we have something to tell, although we try not to remember it. This is how public figure and founder of the Stepanakert Russian Drama Theater (SRDT) Alexander Bordov, in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent, spoke about the theater,  which, having survived the blockade and exile, continued its  activities in Yerevan.

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Ocampo: To save Armenia, it is necessary to qualify Artsakh events as  genocide
 Friday, December 13 2024 23:28

ArmInfo. To save Armenia, it is important to recognize that the events in Artsakh are genocide.  This was stated by Luis Moreno Ocampo, the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, as he addressed the 5th Global Forum "Against the Crime of Genocide". He noted that Armenia is facing a new risk of genocide.  According to him, Azerbaijan is creating conditions aimed at the destruction of groups that are  different from them.

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Passports with code 070 granted Artsakh residents the same rights of  Armenian citizens until 2023
 Friday, November 29 2024 16:52

ArmInfo. Until 2023, passports  with code 070 granted Artsakh residents the same rights as Armenian citizens, except for the right to participate in elections. Artsakh  Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan made this statement at the hearings at the  National Assembly of  Armenia on November 29.  He pointed out  that  in addition to the possibility of obtaining temporary protection  status, Artsakh residents were also being offered expedited  registration for Armenian citizenship. However, statistics show that  forcibly displaced Artsakh residents are hesitant to apply for  citizenship due to various reasons, both objective and subjective.  Gegham Stepanyan explained that the concerns of the Artsakh people  regarding obtaining Armenian citizenship are related, among other  things, to the exercise of their right to return.  "During  conversations with the Artsakh people, it is evident that the loss of  the opportunity to return raises significant concerns, and,  unfortunately, this issue has not been adequately addressed," the  Ombudsman explained. 

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Putin: CSTO should not have intervened in Karabakh conflict, as there  was no external aggression against Armenia
 Thursday, November 28 2024 22:02

ArmInfo.The CSTO should not have intervened in the conflict in Karabakh to defend Yerevan, as  there was no external aggression against Armenia. Russian President Vladimir Putin made this remark while answering journalists' questions in Astana.

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Armenian authorities seeking to reduce number of Artsakh Armenians  involved in housing programme 
 Thursday, November 28 2024 12:38

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are delaying the process of issuing funds under the state  program for the purchase of housing by Artsakh residents in order to make it impossible to use the funds returned at an interest rate. 

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Armenia`s Constitutional Court declines to consider funded pensions  for Nagorno-Karabakh residents
 Wednesday, November 27 2024 19:46

ArmInfo.The Constitutional Court of Armenia has refused to consider the issue of funded pensions  for residents of Nagorno-Karabakh. Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan shared this information on his Facebook page.

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 "Europeans for Artsakh" movement updates on efforts to secure the  right of Artsakh Armenians to return
 Wednesday, November 27 2024 19:44

ArmInfo.Vardan Oskanyan, the Coordinator of the Committee for the Protection of the Fundamental  Rights of the People of Artsakh,  presented the progress of work towards securing the right of Artsakh Armenians to return during an online meeting initiated by the "Europeans for Artsakh" movement. The meeting included responsible persons from the representative bodies of the Diaspora and employees of the European Office of "Hay Dat" of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun.

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Ordinary vandalism: Azerbaijanis destroyed  "Koltsevaya" in occupied  Stepanakert
 Monday, November 25 2024 19:52

ArmInfo.The small center of occupied Stepanakert, known as "Koltsevaya", has been destroyed by Azerbaijan.This was reported by the Artsakh Ombudsman's Office on Twitter (X).  "Dozens of public and private buildings have been bulldozed, erasing the century long history of Stepanakert and intentionally destroying Armenian property.

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Artsakh residents` pension savings are safe and secure: Armen  Nurbekyan
 Monday, November 25 2024 14:49

ArmInfo. Artsakh residents' pension savings are safe and secure, as stated by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Armen Nurbekyan to journalists on  November 25th. , he said.  The Central Bank representative noted that he could  not provide any additional information due to the appeal to the  Constitutional Court regarding the issue. In response to the remark  that Artsakh residents would like to use their savings, Nurbekyan  noted: . 

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Ex-Artsakh official found guilty of espionage
 Friday, November 22 2024 19:11

ArmInfo. Former Artsakh official Sargis Galstyan, who was accused of espionage and moved to  Armenia after spending almost six months in Stepanakert, has been found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Journalist David Grigoryan reported this on his Facebook page.  

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Armenia`s former human rights defender discusses deportation of  Artsakh Armenians with AUA graduates 
 Friday, November 22 2024 10:53

ArmInfo. Former RA Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan discussed the issues of mass deportations of Armenians from Artsakh and international mechanisms for their right  to return with graduates of the American University of Armenia. 

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Armenian authorities to reduce financial support for persons forcibly  displaced from Artsakh in 2025
 Thursday, November 21 2024 14:02

ArmInfo. The Armenian government has decided to decrease the amount of financial assistance provided to forcibly displaced residents of Artsakh in 2025. However,  it also plans to enhance the precision and focus of the financial  assistance distribution. The corresponding decision was made during a  meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on November 21.

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Markey, Whitehouse, and Pallone lead Congressional calls at COP29 for  return of Armenians to Artsakh, Azerbaijan`s release of Armenian  hostages 
 Tuesday, November 19 2024 11:37

ArmInfo. Amid Aliyev-government repression and intimidation during the COP29  climate conference in Baku - with their personal safety on the line -  Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and  Congressional Armenian Caucus founding Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ)  championed the right of return of Artsakh's ethnically cleansed  Armenian population, and advocated for the Azerbaijan's immediate  release of Armenian hostages, reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (ANCA).

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Azerbaijan destroys Tandzatap Church in Kovsakan, Nagorno-Karabakh 
 Tuesday, November 19 2024 10:20

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan has destroyed the 19th-century Tandzatap Church in the Kovsakan region of occupied Artsakh. This was reported by Caucasus Heritage Watch, which  supported the statement with satellite images.

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Advisory Committee on the Council of Europe`s Framework Convention  for the Protection of National Minorities calls on Azerbaijan to  create conditions for safe, unimpeded and sustainable return of  Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh
 Monday, November 18 2024 20:12

ArmInfo. The Advisory Committee on the  Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities urges the authorities of Azerbaijan  to create the political, legal and practical conditions necessary for  safe, unimpeded and sustainable return of displaced Armenians from  Nagorno-Karabakh and to set a dedicated mechanism to deal with  property issues. This is stated in the recommendation of the opinion  published today by the Advisory Committee, which is assessing the  situation in occupied Artsakh for the first time

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A U.S. Senator defends the Armenians` right to return to  Nagorno-Karabakh during a COP29 press conference in Baku
 Monday, November 18 2024 17:51

ArmInfo. US Senator Ed Markey, called for Azerbaijan's release of political prisoners and  asserted the right of return of Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnically  cleansed Armenians during a COP29 press conference in Baku, as  reported by ANCA's press service.

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French ambassador to Armenia recalls Artsakh Armenians` right to  return 
 Monday, November 18 2024 13:56

ArmInfo. French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decotigny recalled the right of the people of Artsakh to return to their homes.

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Azerbaijan continues destroying buildings in Stepanakert 
 Monday, November 18 2024 11:22

ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani administration has demolished another 2.5 hectares of residential buildings in occupied Stepanakert, adjacent to the previously  demolished 6 historical quarters. 

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Contrary to the Declaration of Independence, Pashinyan`s allies  continue to consider Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan
 Friday, November 15 2024 15:26

ArmInfo.. Sargis Khandanyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract faction in the National Assembly of Armenia, shares the position of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  that the content of the Declaration of Independence poses a threat to  the existence of the Republic of Armenia.

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Armenian president briefs UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in assistance programmes for forcibly displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians 
 Friday, November 15 2024 13:47

ArmInfo. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan discussed programs aimed at helping the people of Artsakh forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan's aggression at a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Switzerland.

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