The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 international rights organizations in calling on Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili to ensure that the case of Afgan Mukhtarli, an Azerbaijani journalist living in exile in Tbilisi who is now in custody in the country's capital, Baku, is fully investigated. CPJ documented last month how Mukhtarli was abducted by unidentified assailants on May 29 and taken across the border to his home...
Two men convicted of serious crimes—one of attempted murder, the other of soliciting a murder—are free because the Czech Republic and Armenia can’t agree to swap the criminals in the interests of justice.
In a rambling speech, his first as a member of the Armenian parliament, ARF member Andranik Karapetyan, representing Armavir, went off topic and began to lecture on Armenian identity and values instead of a bill seeking to create a committee to prevent corruption.
The letter was signed by all members of the Select Committee, includingSenate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, SenatorsScott Wilk, Tony Mendoza, and Josh Newman.
Steps Taken to Fight Corruption in Armenia a Mixed Bag, Says CoE Body
Armenia Aircompany says its plans to fly charter flights from Yerevan to Salonika (Greece) from June 22 to September 7.
Among more mundane matters, MPs debated a controversial bill designed to privatize several state- owned facilities at today’s special session of Armenia’s National Assembly convened by the government.
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