ArmInfo. Elections for a new President of the Constitutional Court of Armenia will take place in Yerevan on October 14 at 4:00 PM.

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. On September 29 at 14:10, the operational control center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs received a report that a construction crane partially collapsed and fell near one of the buildings on P. Tychyna Street in Yerevan during construction work.

ArmInfo. A group of Artsakh residents held a protest rally in front of the building of the National Assembly of Armenia on September 17. They demanded that the authorities take concrete steps to address their pressing  problems.

ArmInfo. The preliminary investigation into the criminal case against political figure and member of the National Assembly of Armenia of several convocations Martun Grigoryan has been completed, and the case has been sent to court. This was stated in a statement by Martun Grigoryan's Defense Group, published by lawyer Arsen Babayan on his Facebook page.

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. 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. In connection with the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Artsakh on September 2, a series of events are planned through which the Artsakh people will reaffirm their right to identity. This was reported by the Artsakh Information Headquarters on Facebook.

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. 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. The autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has always been one of the keys to the state's strength, as stated by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II at the Mother See of Etchmiadzin following the first court hearing in Etchmiadzin,  cancelled due to the judge's recusal.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Russian and New Nakhichevan Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church demanded that the Armenian authorities end the judicial prosecution of Catholicos of All  Armenians Karekin II and members of the Supreme Spiritual Council.

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan dictates numerous preconditions to Armenia, which citizen Nikol P. obediently fulfills. A similar statement was made on the Mother Armenia party's Facebook page by the party's leader, Andranik Tevanyan, number two on the Prosperous Armenia party's electoral list.

ArmInfo. The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) condemned the actions taken by the Armenian authorities and  reaffirmed its full support for the Armenian Apostolic Church and His  Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.  This was stated in  a statement published on the party's Facebook page in connection with  the first hearing of the criminal case against the Catholicos of All  Armenians.

ArmInfo. The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) expresses deep concern over the persecution of the leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC).

ArmInfo.The "Strong Armenia" bloc will not participate in the parliamentary session tomorrow. Representatives of the opposition intend to go to Echmiadzin to express their support for Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II ahead of the court hearing, as announced by Narek Karapetyan, a member of the "Strong  Armenia" bloc, during a briefing.

ArmInfo.  Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and the bishops involved in the case who are in Armenia will participate in the first court hearing. Lawyer Ara  Zohrabyan announced this on his Facebook page.