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.
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has called on Azerbaijan to immediately release Armenian hostages by passing a relevant bill, ANCA reports.
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).
Israel’s government decision to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide was unanimously approved at the end of June, but the vote in the Knesset never took place following political and diplomatic maneuvering behind the scenes. As the Israeli
Under pressure from Azerbaijan, Israel removed the issue of recognizing the Armenian Genocide from the Knesset agenda. As Haaretz has learned, Israeli officials assured their Azerbaijani counterparts that this issue would be removed from the Knesset agenda.
With deepest sorrow and heavy hearts, we inform you that on July 18, 2026, due to severe wounds received in battles for our Homeland, long-standing and insurmountable health problems, Colonel Hayk Harutyunyan suddenly passed away. He was the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia, an Azatamartik, a veteran of all three …
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,
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
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.
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,
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
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,
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
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
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.
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” …
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.
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 …
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
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar plans to propose on Sunday a cabinet resolution to officially recognize the genocide against the Armenian people during the final years of the Ottoman Empire,
