Armenian Bar Association Launches Genocide Legal Journal

On the occasion of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Bar Association will publish a law journal encompassing a collection of manuscripts focusing on the range of potential legal responses to the events of 1915-1923, which resulted in genocide and dispossession.

Hundreds March on Russian Military Base in Gyumri: “Hand Over Accused Killer!”

One Demand Heard in Gyumri: Accused Killer Must Be Handed Over to Armenian Law Enforcement Hundreds of Gyumri residents assembled today near the Gyumri 8th Military Base and then set off in a motorcade towards the Russian Consulate.

Protestors demand that President Sargsyan push for Russian soldier accused of Gyumri killing spree to be handed over to Armenian law enforcement.

Scores of demonstrators marched from Yerevan’s Liberty Square to the Presidential Office, demanding that Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier accused of killing six members of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri on January 12, to be handed over to Armenian law enforcement. Permyakov is now in the custody of military officials at the Russian military base in Gyumri.

Russian Soldier Has Been Accused of Murder in Gyumri Case

Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier suspected of killing six members of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri on January 12, has been officially accused of murder according to a statement released today by Armenia’s Investigative Committee.

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Live Broadcast: Gyumri Residents Demonstrate Outside Russian Army Base

Residents of Gyumri have assembled outside the Russian army base to voice their anger over the killings of six members of the Avetisyan family two days ago.

OSCE Karabakh Monitoring Halted Due to Shooting from Azerbaijan

The Karabakh side led the OSCE mission to its front-lines, however, due to the shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in- Office, for safety reasons, found it expedient to halt the monitoring.

Now I Can Speak

I first met Lousine Shamamian like many others do: through her stand up comedy. Invariably, I found myself watching her web series Lousine: Lesbian Matchmaker To The Straights and felt an immediate sense of intrigue and admiration.

Vache Terteryan Appointed First Deputy TAES Minister

Vache Terteryan was today appointed first deputy minister at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations.

Baby Who Survived Gyumri Attack Remains on Life Support

Six month-old Seryozha Avetisyan, the sole survivor of a deadly attack that took place two days ago in Gyumri, remains on an artificial respirator in serious but stable condition according to Armenia’s Ministry of Health.