ArmInfo. The work of the Investigative Committee of Armenia has reached a qualitatively new level. This was announced on October 8 at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Day of the Investigative Committee Employee, by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the Vatican Mikael Minasyan (son-in-law of third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan - ed.), his wife Anush Minasyan, as well as Armen Petrosyan, Bagrat Sargsyan, Avraham Sargsyan, Aram Mnatsakanyan, Boris Golovanov, Gennady Romanenko, Vazrik Sekoyan, Tigran Yeghoyan, and Tigran Safaryan have been summoned to the prosecutor's office.

ArmInfo. Lawyer Zaruhi Postanjyan has demanded an investigation into the actions of the police toward her daughter, Greta Drampyan, which took place on September 22.

Arminfo.  The leader of the “Strong Armenia” bloc, businessman Samvel Karapetyan, has been deprived of his freedom for about 450 days. This is stated in a statement by “Strong Armenia.”

ArmInfo. A regular meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council has begun in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, chaired by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

ArmInfo. Police officers from the Yerevan branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia tortured a citizen to extract a confession from him for an act he did not commit.

ArmInfo. Interference by secular authorities in the internal affairs of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) is unacceptable. Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, stated this at a meeting with His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

ArmInfo. A protest was held outside the Armenian embassy in Moscow in support of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and six bishops, who faced another court hearing on August 28.

ArmInfo. A second judge has refused to hear the case against Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and six bishops. This was stated by lawyer Ara Zohrabyan in a conversation with journalists outside the courthouse on August 28.

ArmInfo.Judge Serzh Rushanyan of the Armavir Regional Court of General Jurisdiction has decided to refer the case of His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and six bishops, members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, to the Yerevan Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction. He announced this on  August 28 during a regular hearing held at the Vagharshapat Court Residence in Etchmiadzin.

ArmInfo.The criminal prosecution of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II is illegal and contradicts the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which holds that the state has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Church. This was stated by lawyer Armine Fanyan on  August 28 outside the courthouse in Etchmiadzin, where the second hearing in the criminal case against the Catholicos of All Armenians  and six bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) is about to begin.

ArmInfo.  Around 8:30 AM, a fire broke out on scheduled bus #52 on the Kievsky Bridge due to a turbine malfunction. The press service of Yerevan Bus CJSC reported this.

ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the six bishops involved in the case, members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, will not attend the next  court hearing in Etchmiadzin. Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan announced this on  his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Starting September 1, Armenian police will switch to a two-week enhanced security regime to ensure child safety and road traffic safety before the start of the  school year. This was announced by Georgiy Khachatryan, Head of the  Professional and Methodological Support Department of the Main Public  Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, at  a press conference in Yerevan on August 26.

ArmInfo.  On August 20, the Anti-Corruption Court, presided over by Judge Aram Grigoryan, continued the trial of the third president of the Republic of  Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, and other co-defendants.

ArmInfo. Multi Wellness, a company owned by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, has filed a lawsuit against the  Cadastre Committee, demanding that the decision to terminate rights to a sports and wellness complex and transfer it to the jurisdiction of the Yerevan municipality be declared invalid.

ArmInfo. The first Varchafest festival-competition will take place on the shores of Lake  Sevan on August 22. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shared this  information  on his Facebook page on August 18.

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has consented to the initiation of criminal proceedings against Narek Karapetyan, a member of the  "Strong Armenia" bloc's political council. Aram Vardevanyan, lawyer  and representative of the "Strong Armenia" bloc,  told journalists  outside the CEC building in Yerevan on July 22. 

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has consented to the initiation of criminal proceedings against Narek Karapetyan, a member of the  "Strong Armenia" bloc's political council. Aram Vardevanyan, lawyer  and representative of the "Strong Armenia" bloc,  told journalists  outside the CEC building in Yerevan on July 22. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian investigative body has filed a motion to extend the pretrial detention of opposition politician Armen Ashotyan by two months, as  reported by lawyer Ruben Melikyan. According to him, the  Anti-Corruption Court is scheduled to hear the motion tomorrow, July  2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.