Local government elections as a litmus test of Armenia`s electoral crisis
 Tuesday, October 20 2026, 17:24

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.

Armenia and WFP representative agreed to conduct joint exercises and capacity development
 Monday, October 19 2026, 14:01

ArmInfo. During a joint meeting, Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) representative Matthew Hollingworth agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of joint exercises and capacity development.

Tsarukyan`s lawyer: The guilty verdict ignored all exculpatory evidence
 Thursday, October 15 2026, 20:31

ArmInfo. The guilty verdict ignored all exculpatory evidence. This was stated by Yerem Sargsyan, the lawyer for the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and well-known businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, in a conversation with journalists after the court hearing.

A gas station in the Armenian capital, owned by the father-in-law of an opposition MP, is being dismantled despite having a permit to operate
 Thursday, October 15 2026, 16:04

ArmInfo. In Yerevan's Ajapnyak district, municipal authorities are dismantling a gas station on Shinararneri Street. It belongs to Sasun Arakelyan, the father-in-law of Armenia faction MP Mesrop Manukyan. Notably, the work began after the opposition MP intervened in the demolition of construction stores and kiosks on the street, which violated Armenian law.

The authorities intend to transform the migration management system
 Wednesday, October 14 2026, 19:12

ArmInfo.  In recent years, Armenia has become a host country with an influx of people, making migration management a key area of state policy. This was stated by Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan, speaking at a government meeting dedicated to the main directions of transforming the migration management system, chaired by the country’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Despite ownership documents and a court order, bulldozers are demolishing kiosks and shops on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan.
 Tuesday, October 13 2026, 13:14

ArmInfo. Since early morning, bulldozers have been working on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan's Ajapnyak district, demolishing kiosks and hardware stores.

 Attorney Releases Video of Gagik Tsarukyan’s Talks with Iranian Businesspeople Proving His Innocence
 Monday, October 12 2026, 11:31

ArmInfo. Attorney Yerem Sargsyan has published a video recording of negotiations between his client, Prosperous Armenia Party leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, and Iranian businessmen, proving his innocence.

The second EU assessment mission on the implementation of the EU-RA Visa Liberalization Action Plan is being conducted in Armenia.
 Friday, October 9 2026, 19:48

ArmInfo. Armenia has recorded significant progress in a number of areas within the framework of the Armenia-EU Visa Liberalization Action Plan. This was stated in a statement by the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is reported that the second EU assessment mission on the implementation of the Action Plan is in Armenia.

The prosecutor`s office has referred a criminal case against the former commander of the police forces to court
 Friday, October 9 2026, 11:15

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.

Interior Ministry units are preparing to ensure security at the COP-17 forum.
 Friday, October 9 2026, 10:40

ArmInfo. Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are preparing to ensure security at events during the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17).

A participant in the bloody showdown in Yerevan has been found and detained in Georgia
 Thursday, October 8 2026, 20:00

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.

The Council of Bars Associations and Law Societies of Europe responded to the violation of the professional rights of lawyer Erem Sargsyan.
 Wednesday, October 7 2026, 17:58

ArmInfo. The Chamber of Advocates of Armenia has appealed to the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) regarding the violation of the professional rights of attorney Yerem Sargsyan.

A former member of Armenia`s parliament has been expelled from the ruling Civil Contract party
 Wednesday, October 7 2026, 10:46

ArmInfo. Former National Assembly member Hayk Sargsyan has been expelled from the ruling Civil Contract party. The decision was made at a party board meeting chaired late yesterday evening by Board Chairman and RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Yerem Sargsyan has once again taken on the defense of Gagik Tsarukyan`s interests
 Saturday, October 3 2026, 14:34

ArmInfo. Yerem Sargsyan has once again taken on the defense of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, who is accused by investigators of organizing fraud and money laundering.

The Anti-Corruption Court lifted the travel ban on the third president of the Republic of Armenia, but did not close the criminal case.
 Friday, October 2 2026, 16:45

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia, chaired by Judge Sarkis Petrosyan, has lifted the travel ban imposed on Serzh Sargsyan, the third president of the Republic of Armenia. The decision was made at a court hearing on October 2.

Lawyer: "Prayer breakfasts" are cynically used as a tool of American foreign policy to support autocrats like Pashinyan
 Friday, October 2 2026, 13:13

ArmInfo. Armenia has become the cradle of religious unfreedom. International lawyer Robert Amsterdam writes about this on social media.

The prosecutor`s office wants to confiscate the property of the former Armenian ambassador to the Vatican
 Wednesday, September 30 2026, 13:21

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.

The Ombudsman of Armenia assures: Issues concerning the rights of the second president of Armenia and the former head of the State Revenue Committee have been partially resolved.
 Wednesday, September 30 2026, 11:06

ArmInfo. A number of issues related to the rights of individuals held in the Yerevan-Kentron prison, including those of Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan, former head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Gagik Khachatryan, and others, were successfully resolved thanks to effective cooperation with the competent authorities. This was reported by the Office of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) following a visit by Ombudsman of Armenia Anahit Manasyan to the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary institution (PCI).

Interior Minister: The new biometric system will be introduced on November 1
 Tuesday, September 29 2026, 11:36

ArmInfo. On September 28, RA Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan met with members of the delegation of the Council of the European Union's Working Group on Eastern Europe and Central Asia. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the meeting was also attended by the Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Vasilis Maragos, ambassadors of EU member states, representatives of diplomatic circles, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The structure of the investigation into the March 1 case has changed and is now divided into five areas.
 Monday, September 28 2026, 10:37

ArmInfo. The structure of the March 1 investigation has changed and is now divided into five sections. This was reported by the Public Television of Armenia.




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