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Yerevan, Baghramyan Avenue. © Narek Aleksanyan

OSCE Representative and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Condemn Sentencing of Journalist Khadija Ismayilova by Azerbaijan

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, today condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

Azerbaijan: Investigative Reporter Khadija Ismayilova Sentenced to 7.5 Years

Khadija Ismayilova, who is known for her investigative reporting on corruption in Azerbaijan, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison today by the Azerbaijani authorities.

Colonel -General Gourgen Dalibaltayan Dead at 89

Colonel-General Gourgen Dalibaltayan, who served as Chief of the General Staff of Armenia’s Armed Forces during the 1992 Battle of Shoushi, died today at the age of 89.

Pedestrian Struck by Car and Killed Along Lake Sevan Roadway

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in Martouni, a town in Armenia’s Gegharkounik Province on the shore of Lake Sevan at around 9pm on August 31.

September 1. Yerevan. © Narek Aleksanyan

Armenian President Travels to Artsakh

Sargsyan will participate in celebrations marking the 24the anniversary of the declaration of the republic.

Armenia: The Dark Years of Independence

We clearly remember flying into the Yerevan airport in May of 1993. Except for several lights on the runway, the capital city of the Republic of Armenia was dark.

Azerbaijan Blacklists Maestro Marciano Over Artsakh Visit

Gianluca Marciano, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Tbilisi State Opera & Balle Theater and Artistic Director of the Al Bustan festival in Beirut, has been blacklisted by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs because he will be travelling today to Artskah for the premiere of Verdi’s Requiem.