Category: About Armenia

CSI: Christian Solidarity International rejects Armenia government report on Armenian Apostolic Church

The Christian Solidarity International (CSI) completely rejects the Armenian government report on the crisis surrounding the Armenian Apostolic Church and the ways to resolve it. The CSI noted this in a statement, which reads as follows:

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PACE: Pressure on opposition and Electoral Commission’s decision raise questions about Armenia election results

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Armenia (7 June 2026)(Election observation report | Doc. 16486 rev | 22 September 2026) Author(s): Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau Rapporteur: Mr Damien COTTIER, Switzerland, ALDE Origin: The report is drawn up under the responsibility of the rapporteur. 2026 – Fourth part-session

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Today, September 19, marks the 3rd anniversary of the armed aggression of Azerbaijan’s fascist regime against the Republic of Artsakh

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the latest September attack by Azerbaijan’s fascist regime on Artsakh. At these exact hours in 2023, the capital Stepanakert was already under intense shelling from the Shushi heights, located just a few hundred meters away.

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The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin: Encroachments on the Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage of Artsakh must receive an appropriate assessment from the authorities

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns the statements made in recent days by the Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, during his visit to the Gandzasar and Dadivank monastery complexes, which deny their Armenian identity and falsely present them as supposedly Albanian, as well as his ironic attitude towards the spiritual …

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Armenia Investigative Committee announces death toll from 44-day war in 2020

The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia (RA) has issued a statement regarding the number of Armenian casualties of the 44-day war in 2020.

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AI Analysis “GEMINI”. Will the international community be able to force Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners?

The issue of releasing Armenian prisoners of war and the former leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) remains one of the most acute and complex on the international agenda, as it stands at the intersection of international law, human rights protection, and hard geopolitical interests.

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Statement by Human Rights Defenders: The OSCE Chief Must Stand as a Barrier Against Violations of Freedom of Religion, Not as Their Willing Supporter. «GEMINI» AI on the statement of human rights defenders

The OSCE Chief, Feridun Sinirlioğlu of Türkiye, must stand as a barrier against violations of freedom of religion, rather than as their willing supporter. This is stated in a joint statement by the Armenian Center for Political Rights, the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, the Freedom of Religion Forum in Europe, and Christian Solidarity International (CSI).

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Commission for the Rights of Politically Persecuted Persons Established in Armenia: Opposition and Rights Activists Announce Consolidation Against “Policy of Eliminating Opponents”

A new independent public initiative, the Commission for the Rights of Politically Persecuted Persons, has been established in Armenia. Its members presented the organization at their first press conference on July 14, stating that following the 2018 change of power, the country saw the systematic subjugation of the judicial system, the suppression of dissent,

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Israel postpones Knesset vote on Armenian Genocide recognition

The Knesset vote on the resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide has been suspended, JNS reports, citing an Israeli official. In late June, the Israeli government unanimously supported the initiative

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Al-Monitor: the TRIPP project through Armenia may benefit only Azerbaijan and Turkey

While Yerevan seeks to normalize relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan and supports a U.S.-backed transport corridor, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is trying to convince Iran that the project does not threaten its interests, Al-Monitor writes.

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An ethnic Turk – OSCE Secretary General ready to help remove Catholicos of All Armenians

OSCE Secretary General, former Turkish Foreign Minister (in 2015), former Turkish Ambassador to Israel (2002-2007), and an ethnic Turk from the town of Görele (Kerasun, Armenian: Կերասուն) in the Armenian province of Hamshen, temporarily occupied by the Republic of Turkey, Feridun Sinirli oglu made a frank confession,

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Returning to the actual publication of 2008. Tigran Pashabezyan: “The 21st Century: The Era of Establishing Law and Legality”

The 21st Century: The Era of Establishing Law and Legality Editorial of the “The Covenant of Ararat” («Ուխտ Արարատի») periodical, No. 1 (15), February – March, 2008, pp. 1-7: “The greatest responsibility for the further civilizational regression of Western

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DNA of the Armenian Genocide Victims and the Genetic Atlas of Historical Armenia: What Projects Are Armenian Scientists Working On?

Modern genetics today makes it possible not only to study the origins of peoples but also to reconstruct events that just a few decades ago seemed permanently lost to science. Ancient DNA analysis opens up the opportunity to explore the history of entire regions, establish the origin of populations,

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July 5 is the Constitution Day of the Republic of Armenia

Armenia celebrates Constitution Day on July 5. On this day in 1995, the draft of the country’s Basic Law was submitted to a nationwide referendum. The opposition at the time considered the referendum results falsified, but according to official data, the Constitution was adopted

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How Genetics Answers the Question of Armenian Origins

Modern genetics is increasingly becoming one of the key tools for studying the ancient history of nations. While written sources allow us to look back only a few millennia, DNA analysis makes it possible to trace the origin of a population much deeper and answer questions that have long remained

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A biased and partial court decision. Armenia’s Constitutional Court Rejects Opposition Parties’ Appeal to Invalidate Election Results

The Constitutional Court of Armenia has rejected the lawsuit filed by several political parties seeking to invalidate the election results. The ruling was announced by Constitutional Court Chairman Arman Dilanyan. According to the Court’s decision, the Central Election Commission’s Resolution No. 259-A remains in force. The ruling is final and cannot be appealed.

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Genetic Studies debunk Herodotus’s hypothesis on the Balkan origin of Armenians

Modern genetic studies do not support the hypothesis of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus regarding the Balkan origin of Armenians, instead demonstrating a multi-millennial genetic continuity of the population of the Armenian Highlands. This was stated by Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Levon Yepiskoposyan during an interactive meeting titled “Genetics in Armenia: Today and Tomorrow” …

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Armenian nationals residing mainly outside Armenia deprived of right to vote, parliament decides

From now on, only those Armenian citizens who permanently reside in Armenia 48 days before the elections—or 28 days in the case of snap elections—will be able to vote in the national (parliamentary) elections and referendums of Armenia.

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in French – VIDEO – A ce jour, 42 Etats ont reconnu et condamné le Génocide des arméniens perpétré sur le territoire de l’Arménie Occidentale, de la Cilicie, dans l’Empire Ottoman, en Arménie Orientale…, entre 1894 et 1923

Le Génocide des arméniens a été perpétré par trois gouvernements turcs successifs: celui du Sultan, des Jeunes Turcs puis kémaliste sur le territoire de l’Arménie Occidentale, en Cilicie, dans l’Empire  Ottoman, en Arménie Orientale, dans les villes de Bakou, de Choucha… de 1894 à 1923. Y ont pris une part active des hordes kurdes avec …

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Israeli gov’t unilaterally votes to recognize Armenian Genocide

The Israeli government voted on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, following a resolution proposal put forth by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar late last week. “The Israeli government approved a short time ago the resolution

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