The pursuit of academic work and historical truth must remain independent of shifting political circumstances or political expediency, especially regarding matters that affect humanity. The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS),...
The pursuit of academic work and historical truth must remain independent of shifting political circumstances or political expediency, especially regarding matters that affect humanity. The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS), a division of Zoryan Institute, reaffirms a core principle of scholarship. There has recently been...
The fourth CoM East (Covenant of Mayors East) communication training in Armenia brought together 30 participants from 16 communities in Yerevan on 9-10 March, expanding its programme this year to cover community branding, fact-checking, and countering climate disinformation alongside Covenant of Mayors East promotion. The programme was designed for...
March 12, 2026 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention expresses grave concern over recent remarks by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in which he compared Armenian political detainees and prisoners of war to Nazi leaders convicted at the Nuremberg trials. During a 13 February interview with France 24 TV channel,...
We, the undersigned, express deep concern over the recent and troubling developments at the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan. On March 11, 2026, Dr. Edita Gzoyan, one of the most outstanding and dedicated directors in the history of the Institute, submitted her resignation — reportedly under pressure...
Preliminary Assessment of Democracy Monitoring Organization Follows Week of Meetings with Representatives of Civil Society, Political Parties, and Government Authorities Armenia: Targeting of Political Opponents, Misuse of Judicial and Security Forces, Raise Concerns Ahead of June Parliamentary Elections Yerevan, Armenia — A deteriorating environment for political and civil rights...
On 11 March, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the European Parliament, highlighting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and his country’s EU membership aspirations. Pashinyan spoke about the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, formalised on 8 August 2025 in Washington DC, when President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan...
Delegation to Assess Democratic Conditions Through Broad Consultations Yerevan, Armenia — The International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA), an international, non-partisan organization, today announced the launch of its first fact-finding mission to evaluate democratic conditions ahead of Armenia’s parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, 2026. From March 7 to...
Armenian Church leaders have addressed the escalating crisis in Iran and the wider Middle East following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader and growing regional instability, with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, holding a series of phone consultations with Armenian community leaders across...
In the midst of the challenging times we are all navigating, moments of beauty and unity feel more precious than ever. It is with deep gratitude that we reflect on an extraordinary evening that reminded us of the enduring power of art to uplift, connect, and inspire. On Friday,...
Emerging authors from 14 countries have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature, the flagship literary prize supported by Creative Europe. Sargis Hovsepyan from Armenia, with his book You Die Today, I Die Tomorrow, and Paula Erizanu from Moldova, with her book Here Is Both Heaven and Hell. Republic...
