Yerevan’s mayor Karen Karapetyan resigned last week offering an explanation to his fans (and he did have a lot of …
Surprises in air (TV air) and in the toilets as opposition protest continues
I’ve been repeatedly surprised in recent days with the contradictions I see in the reactions of Armenian authorities to the round-the-clock …
Opposition takes long-awaited decisive steps
The leader of Armenia’s largest opposition group Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrossian announced the start of one-week long non-stop rallies …
Ex-President Robert Kocharian speaks of return to politics
For the first time since leaving his presidential post in April 2008 and departing from the political scene, Armenia’s former …
Is Kocharian coming back to politics?
Former President Robert Kocharian visited Tehran on Thursday and held negotiations on regional and global developments with Iranian President Mahmoud …
Prominent oppositionist sentenced to 7 years in prison
A court in Armenia on Tuesday sentenced prominent oppositionist Nikol Pashinian to 7 years in prison for “organizing mass unrest” …
U.S. slams Armenian by-elections amid raging indifference of voters
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan on Thursday denounced as fraudulent a weekend by-election to Armenia’s parliament and urged the authorities …
One more pointless election over
January 10 saw another disgraceful elections in Armenia with violations, voter bribing and intimidation on the one side, and very …
Ter-Petrosian's surprisingly short speech and claim of victory
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s speech was surprisingly short as he addressed the opposition rally on Friday in central Yerevan. The …