ArmInfo. Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN, Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, was elected Vice-Chairman of the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (COP13). In this capacity, he chaired one of the general discussion sessions of COP13.

ArmInfo.  As a result of comprehensive operational and investigative measures carried out by Criminal Police officers, more than ten cases of murder preparation were solved in 2025, and eight cases in the first nine months of 2026. This was reported by the press service of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has been portraying himself as a "defender of the oppressed" facing pressure during local government elections since yesterday evening, after several lengthy posts on his social media accounts on this topic, dropped his mask of virtue and began threatening a family member of an opposition candidate with dismissal.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on all candidates and voters participating in local government elections who claim they have been subjected to illegal pressure to report such cases to him personally.

ArmInfo. The Public Council of the Republic of Artsakh expresses deep concern and outrage over the statements made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at COP17 in Armenia. While speaking about the rights of indigenous peoples, biodiversity conservation, and the responsibility of the international community, he failed to mention the forced displacement of the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh and their right to return to their homeland.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government feels a special responsibility to nature, because during difficult times for Armenians, during difficult times for the Republic of Armenia, it was nature that saved the Armenian people. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this on October 16 in Yerevan during his welcoming speech at the opening plenary session of the "Leaders for Nature" summit, held as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

ArmInfo. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the Civil Society Institute (CSI), issued a statement in defence of Armenian environmental human rights defenders Nazeli Vardanyan and Temine Yenokyan amid new lawsuits filed against them by the mining company “Lydian Armenia”.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities, who broadcast live on every possible occasion and hold forth at length from various platforms, have yet to clarify the precise direction in which the Azerbaijani serviceman illegally crossed the border into the Republic of Armenia. Former Armenian parliament member and security expert Tigran Abrahamyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The "Strong Armenia" bloc warned during the pre-election period that Azerbaijani soldiers could infiltrate the republic. Samvel Karapetyan, the bloc's leader, told reporters this on October 9 outside the courthouse, commenting on the incident in the village of Shaki.

ArmInfo. Criminal police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs prevented a bloody showdown involving a crime boss.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor's Office has submitted to court the criminal case against the former commander of the police forces, accused in the March 1 case, with an approved indictment. This was stated in a statement by the supervisory body.

ArmInfo. A participant in the bloody showdown in Yerevan has been found and detained in Georgia. This was reported on his Facebook page by Narek Sargsyan, press secretary of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities are attempting to equate the crime committed by an Azerbaijani serviceman in the village of Shaki to a common criminal offense. This was stated by Irina Yolyan, a member of parliament from the Strong Armenia faction, at a briefing with journalists on October 8.

ArmInfo. The Firebird AI data center, opened in Hrazdan, Armenia, poses a security threat to the country because US intelligence agencies could obtain the data it processes, according to Alexey Shevtsov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council.

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. Conclusions on the incident in the Armenian village of Shaki will be based on the results of the official investigation, which is already underway. This was stated on October 7 during government hour in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia by RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, responding to a question from Taron Chakhoyan, a member of parliament from the ruling Civil Contract faction.

ArmInfo. The threats looming over Armenia can only be countered through public solidarity. This is stated in a message from Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan from Yerevan Kentron prison regarding the infiltration of an Azerbaijani serviceman into the village of Shaki in Armenia's Syunik region.

ArmInfo. It's unlikely that an Azerbaijani soldier will be exchanged for an Armenian prisoner held in Baku.

ArmInfo.  The opposition “Strong Armenia” faction of the National Assembly of Armenia intends to initiate the creation of another investigative group in the country’s parliament, which will study incidents on the border and the situation in the country’s armed forces.  Faction Secretary Tigran Abramyan stated this on October 6 during a plenary session of the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. By a decision of the Court of Appeals, legendary commander of the Sisakan detachment, Ashot Minasyan, has been released from custody. Former Armenian Dashnaktsakan MP Garnik Danielyan announced this on his Facebook page.