Reports of Fear, Intimidation and Political Reprisals; Allegations of Foreign Interference (Yerevan, June 1, 2026): The Armenian government has expanded its arrests of government critics for alleged speech-based offenses ahead of the June 7...
To: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights International organizations and diplomatic missions in Armenia 29 May, 2026 We, representatives of the undersigned organizations, would like to draw your urgent attention to the detention...
Strasbourg, 13.05.2026 – Following a two-day visit to Yerevan on 11 and 12 May 2026, a pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)* has emphasised the importance of conducting...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Dissident Turkish investigative reporter Abdullah Bozkurt, who resides in Stockholm, Sweden, has exposed Turkey’s multilayered and expanding operations within the United States in an article published in the Nordic Monitor...
Dear friends, colleagues, and all with an interest in Armenia,In my public statement, dated 5th February 2025, I announced that Iwould be reducing some of my activities, but that I planned to continue toengage...
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...
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...
By K. M. Greg Sarkissian, Co-Founder and President of the Zoryan Institute. TORONTO, ON, February 20,2026: The most important news from Armenia on Telegram In response to the recent statement issued by the Assembly...
STATEMENT The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns and expresses profound indignation regarding the initiation of criminal proceedings against His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, as well as...
By Harut Sassounian www.ThealiforniaCourier.com With each passing day, Turkey and Azerbaijan are tightening the noose around Armenia’s neck with the blessing of Pres. Donald Trump. His self-proclaimed TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and...
Reports of Fear, Intimidation and Political Reprisals; Allegations of Foreign Interference (Yerevan, June 1, 2026): The Armenian government has expanded its arrests of government critics for alleged speech-based offenses ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections, said the International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA). During its second fact-finding...
To: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights International organizations and diplomatic missions in Armenia 29 May, 2026 We, representatives of the undersigned organizations, would like to draw your urgent attention to the detention and ongoing criminal prosecution of Armenian civic-political activist Artur Osipyan in the Republic of Armenia....
Strasbourg, 13.05.2026 – Following a two-day visit to Yerevan on 11 and 12 May 2026, a pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)* has emphasised the importance of conducting the 7 June 2026 parliamentary elections in an environment free from fear, undue foreign influence...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Dissident Turkish investigative reporter Abdullah Bozkurt, who resides in Stockholm, Sweden, has exposed Turkey’s multilayered and expanding operations within the United States in an article published in the Nordic Monitor titled “Turkey ramps up covert and overt influence operations in Washington.” Here is how Bozkurt...
Dear friends, colleagues, and all with an interest in Armenia,In my public statement, dated 5th February 2025, I announced that Iwould be reducing some of my activities, but that I planned to continue toengage with causes to which I remain deeply committed. As a consistentsupporter of Armenia since 1988...
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...
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...
By K. M. Greg Sarkissian, Co-Founder and President of the Zoryan Institute. TORONTO, ON, February 20,2026: The most important news from Armenia on Telegram In response to the recent statement issued by the Assembly of Bishops, I write not in opposition, nor in alignment with any political authority, but...
STATEMENT The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns and expresses profound indignation regarding the initiation of criminal proceedings against His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, as well as the prohibition preventing His Holiness from leaving the territory of the Republic of Armenia, imposed...
By Harut Sassounian www.ThealiforniaCourier.com With each passing day, Turkey and Azerbaijan are tightening the noose around Armenia’s neck with the blessing of Pres. Donald Trump. His self-proclaimed TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) is the best indication of that. Trump cares neither for Armenia nor its interests....
