ArmInfo. No means of blackmail will be able to influence the decision of any opposition member and force them to speak out in support of the process that will lead to the adoption of the "Aliyev Constitution" in Armenia, stated Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the Armenian Parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction and a member of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Supreme Bureau.

ArmInfo. The Public Council for the Protection of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan and political prisoners sent a letter to 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay outlining the serious human rights challenges in Armenia and drawing her attention to the alarming developments unfolding in the country.

ArmInfo. Despite statements from his legal team regarding the health of former State Revenue Committee (SRC) head Gagik Khachatryan and the steps being taken, he remains in custody. This was stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the former SRC head's legal team.

ArmInfo. Ten people have been detained in a criminal case initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on bribery and bribery, including the head of the Shirak territorial unit of the RA Ministry of Justice's Enforcement Service and two other officials. This information has been confirmed by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, seeing the opposition's adamant commitment to advancing Aliyev's constitution, and seeing that mass arrests and fabricated cases were ineffective, decided to break the opposition in parliament with brute force. This is how Levon Zurabyan, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian National Congress, commented on the Armenian prime minister's reaction to today's brawl between members of parliament.

ArmInfo. The court has decided to extend the detention of former Finance Minister and former head of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Gagik Khachatryan for another two months. His lawyer, Yerem Sargsyan, told reporters this.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, penalties for domestic violence will be toughened, and protection mechanisms for victims will be strengthened. At the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on October 28, amendments to the law "On the Prevention of Domestic and Domestic Violence and the Protection of Persons Subjected to Domestic and Domestic Violence" and a package of related documents will be discussed in the first reading. The initiative was sponsored by MPs from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Zaruhi Batoyan, Sona Ghazaryan, and Tsovinar Vardanyan.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not participate in snap parliamentary elections, according to businessman Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia bloc.

ArmInfo. Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan, hosts of the "Imnemnimi" podcast, have been placed under administrative supervision. This was reported by one of the hosts, Vazgen Saghatelyan.

ArmInfo. The picture of the October 25 elections in Armenia should not bring joy to anyone concerned about the future of democracy. International lawyer Robert Amsterdam wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The “Country for Life” (“Aprelu Yerkir”) party overcame the electoral threshold in all communities where it participated in elections to local self-government bodies (LSGBs) and will be represented in councils of elders. This was reported by one of the political force’s founders, Mane Tandilyan.

ArmInfo. The results of the local government elections held on October 25 in 19 communities of Armenia once again proved that Nikol Pashinyan is strong in terms of electoral fraud, but weak against Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. This was stated in a statement by Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party.

ArmInfo. Amendments to the law "On the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence and the Protection of Persons Subjected to Domestic and Family Violence" and a package of related documents are being considered in Armenia. The discussion of the draft in the National Assembly was postponed in October 2026 for up to two months for revision. The authors of the submitted document were MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party, Zaruhi Batoyan, Tsovinar Vardanyan, and Sona Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has extended the pretrial detention of second President Robert Kocharyan for two months. This was reported by the second President's office on Telegram.

ArmInfo. Armenian politician and member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Arman Abovyan has assumed the position of public relations officer and official spokesman for the political party, while its leader, Gagik Tsarukyan, is under arrest. The politician announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Arresting supporters of the Strong Armenia party will not force it to support the new Constitution. Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia faction, stated this to reporters on October 23 during the election campaign in Stepanavan, Lori Province.

ArmInfo. Businessman Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party accused the Armenian authorities of attempting to discredit the political party ahead of the local government elections in Stepanavan, Lori Province, scheduled for October 25.

ArmInfo. Intellectuals have demanded transparency in the trial of Mother Armenia party leader Andranik Tevanyan, who is being charged with treason.

ArmInfo. The arrest of the son of Armenia's second president, Sedrak Kocharyan, has been extended by two months. This was announced by lawyer Hakob Kuregyan in a conversation with reporters outside the courthouse on October 23.

ArmInfo. The situation surrounding Arsen Gevorgyan, the opposition Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan, is a classic example of political persecution. This was stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the legal team of Arsen Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan.