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Ottoman Parliament and Senate in 1918 Acknowledged ‘the Armenian Massacres’. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2023-04-06 10:57:31

  I wrote an article in January 2016, titled: “Turkey was first country to recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1918.” However, most people are still unaware that ‘the Armenian Massacres’

U.S. State Dept. Published Critical -Report on Human Rights in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-29 10:54:14

  The U.S. State Department issued on March 20, 2023 its annual Country Reports on Human Rights for the year 2022. The report covered 198 countries and territories, including Armenia.   The

UCOM OFFERS A NEW UDRIFT 3500 MOBILE INTERNET TARIFF PLAN
  • Social
  • 2023-03-22 14:55:24

  Ucom offers joining the new uDrift 3500 prepaid mobile internet tariff plan and receive 30GB of the high-speed internet at just 3500 drams per month.   The existing subscribers of the

Legal Experts Ask International Court -To Probe Turkey’s Crimes Against Humanity
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-21 13:07:10

  Several newspapers announced earlier this month that a major complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkey. A group of European legal experts compiled a

President Harutyunyan signed a decree on appointing a new minister
  • Press release
  • 2023-03-16 10:55:44

  On March 16, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree on appointing Norayr Mkrtchyan Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Artsakh

UCOM: NEW APP, NEW FEATURES
  • Social
  • 2023-03-16 10:12:00

  New and existing subscribers of Ucom’s both individual and corporate mobile tariff plans can now benefit from the updated version of Ucom mobile application by downloading it either from

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Israel’s - Ambassador to Azerbaijan is an Armenian
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-15 12:43:37

  When I first heard that Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, George Deek, is an Armenian, I thought that it can’t be true. However, I was astonished to find out that

Israel’s Massive Supply of -Sophisticated Weapons to Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-08 11:50:13

  The Israeli Haaretz newspaper published on March 5, an astounding article titled: “92 Flights from Israeli Base Reveal Arms Exports to Azerbaijan.”   The article reported that on March 2, Azerbaijan’s

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  • Social
  • 2023-03-03 15:22:55

  Until April 15, 2023 Ucom offers purchasing Honor X9a smartphone at just 4000 AMD per month and get Honor X3 wireless earbuds, 100 GB of mobile internet and a

Artsakh’s President Made a Huge Mistake - By Dismissing Vardanyan at Aliyev’s Orders
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-01 13:48:13

Artsakh’s President Arayik Harutyunyan made a huge mistake last Thursday when he succumbed to the pressure of Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, dismissing State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire

What next in Armenia - Turkey relations
  • 2023-03-01 11:58:46

  Analysis by political scientist Beniamin Poghosyan for Noyyan Tapan TV.   Today we will discuss the perspectives of Armenia-Turkey relations in the context of so-called earthquake diplomacy. On February 6 the

The Human rights defender of the Republic of Artsakh and Center for Law and Justice “Tatoyan” foundation published a joint report
  • Press release
  • 2023-03-01 11:31:07

  The Human rights defender (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Artsakh and Center for Law and Justice “Tatoyan” foundation published a joint report, which presents the violations of the rights

Help Pavel Terteryan
  • Announcements
  • 2023-02-28 16:01:27

Hello, I, Pavel Terteryan, in 2021 successfully has been accepted by the faculty of "acting program" (MFA) at Pace University in the state of New York (USA), unfortunately, I have

Earthquake Damage and Corruption - Are Intertwined in Erdogan’s Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-22 11:39:29

  With each passing day, the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey is increasing. Our heart goes out to the nearly 50,000 dead and close to 200,000 injured

The best wines, handmade brandy and new achievements of "Armenia Wine" company at "ProdExpo" exhibition
  • Press release
  • 2023-02-16 19:01:49

This year, Eastern Europe and Russia's largest and most prestigious food and beverage international exhibition "ProdExpo" took place in Moscow, February 6-10. This time, the exhibition gathered 35 countries

Aid from Armenia to Turkey Generates - Heated Debate Among Armenians
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-15 14:55:01

  The Armenian government's decision to send massive humanitarian aid and dozens of rescuers to Turkey following the powerful earthquake generated much controversy among Armenians.   The Turkish government is not a

According to the presidential decree, state commission for the organization and coordination of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Artsakh national-liberation movement was established
  • Press release
  • 2023-02-15 13:49:34

  President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree to establish a state commission for the organization and coordination of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the

Armenia should take actions to prevent the Artsakh Blockade becoming a new normal
  • 2023-02-13 12:17:03

Viewpoint with Benyamin Poghosyan Analysis by political scientist Beniamin Poghosyan.   Today we will discuss the ongoing blockade of Latchin Corridor by Azerbaijan.    Blockade has just entered Third month passing the threshold of

Israeli TV Spews Repulsive Azeri -Propaganda Against Armenia & Iran
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-01 13:30:49

  On January 27, Israel’s international TV station, i24NEWS, aired a half-hour program full of falsehoods to glorify Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel and vilify Armenia, Iran and Russia. This scandalous

The Ombudsman commented to the “Ouest France” on the Humanitarian Situation Caused by the Blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan
  • Press release
  • 2023-01-31 15:05:56

  Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan gave an interview to the French news outlet “Ouest France,” in which he referred to the blockade of the Lachin corridor by the Azerbaijani

Azeris Shoot Themselves in the Foot-By Blocking the Lachin Corridor
  • Politics
  • 2023-01-25 12:34:26

  120,000 Armenians in Artsakh are trying to survive in sub-zero temperatures without heat, food and medicines due to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azeri eco-terrorists who are

The ongoing blockade of Artsakh. What is next
  • 2023-01-24 15:11:44

Viewpoint with Benyamin

The Human Rights Defender has submitted an application for resignation to the National Assembly in relation to switching her job
  • Press release
  • 2023-01-23 14:05:17

  On January 23 the Human Rights Defender Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan in line with the legislation submitted her resignation to the National Assembly in connection with switching her job.   According to

"Eco-activists" could not reach the Lachin Corridor without the the Azerbaijani authorities’s special permission: the Foundation has analyzed new facts
  • Press release
  • 2023-01-20 12:36:57

  As a result of the 44-day war, the entry and exit of citizens to the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan is regulated by the Azerbaijani legislation,

How President Aliyev Became - The Corrupt Despot of Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2023-01-19 15:48:55

  Journalist Fin Depencier wrote a lengthy exposé in the San Francisco-based Palladium Magazine, titled: “Ilham Aliyev and the Making of Azerbaijan.”   The article starts with Ilham Aliyev’s early years in

President of the Artsakh Republic Harutyunyan signed a number of decrees
  • Press release
  • 2023-01-16 12:23:52

    On January 16, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan signed a number of decrees.   According to the decrees,    Major-General Ashot Hakobjanyan was dismissed from the position of Director of the

When Azerbaijan Opens Wide its Purse, Money-Grabbers Rush to Take Their Share
  • Politics
  • 2023-01-11 15:39:45

  Journalist Till Bruckner wrote a lengthy investigative article regarding Azerbaijan handing some of its vast petrodollars to politicians, businessmen, and universities around the world. Even prominent individuals and institutions

President of the Artsakh Republic Harutyunyan signed decrees and approved the Government’s decision
  • Press release
  • 2023-01-11 10:52:59

  President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan signed a number of decrees.   Pursuant to the decrees, Srbuhi Arzumanyan was dismissed from the post of First Deputy Head of the Artsakh

United Nations Security Council Internationalizes the Artsakh Issue
  • Politics
  • 2022-12-29 13:20:46

  Once again Armenians heard supportive words from the international community; this time from the United Nations Security Council. The discussion in the UN Security Council served to influence world public

Community investments of the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine amounted to about 3.5 billion drams
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-28 15:21:02

  Summing up the passing year, Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine CJSC publishes the social investments data for 2022 in Kajaran and Kapan communities.    In two agglomerated communities, ZPMK has invested a total

President of the Artsakh Republic Harutyunyan received representatives of the political forces represented in the National Assembly
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-28 13:16:12

  On December 28, President of the Artsakh Republic Araryik Harutyunyan received representatives of the political forces represented in the National Assembly.   The meeting was attended by NA Chairman Arthur Tovmasyan,

Turkish National Jailed for Sending- U.S. Defense Data to Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2022-12-22 14:40:49

  I wrote an article in June 2021 about a Turkish man who was accused by the Justice Department of illegally sending U.S. Defense technical data to Turkey. Arif Ugur,

Global Humanitarian Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Stop the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-22 11:03:26

  Members of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and leaders of the global humanitarian community have issued a statement regarding the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) that threatens to result in

It’s been 10 days since Artsakh was under total blockade
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-21 12:36:36

  In the morning of December 12, the Azerbaijani side, under fake environmental pretexts, blocked the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia and to the outer world.   As

Washington Post Reveals Azerbaijan’s Hiring of Two Retired U.S. Generals
  • Politics
  • 2022-12-20 13:01:26

  The Washington Post published last week a lengthy investigative article titled: “Air Force feared generals' foreign consulting jobs would cause scandal” by journalists Craig Whitlock and Nate Jones. The

One-off cash assistance for the population of vulnerable border communities following the 2022 September hostilities
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-13 15:22:19

  On 12 December, the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS), in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Armenia have distributed one-time cash assistance to

President Arayik Harutyunyan convened an extended working consultation
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-13 11:13:33

  On December 12, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan convened an extended working consultation.   Issues related to the situation created as a result of Azerbaijan's repeated provocation against the

The statement of Human Rights Defender
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-13 11:10:35

  Azerbaijani environmental activists have blocked the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia and to the world. Even for a fresh researcher the videos depicting the behavior of so called

The statement of the Human Rights Defender on the Human Rights Day
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-10 11:01:56

  With the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago, the big family of states agreed that the recognition of human dignity, equality, and inalienable rights

The Human Rights Defender met with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-09 10:44:31

  The Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan met with Janine Wynne, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and the representatives of the

The delegation led by Arayik Harutyunyan met with President of the Region of Île-de-France Valérie Pécresse
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-08 12:54:28

  The delegation led by President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan who is on a working visit in the Republic of France, met with President of the Region of

Meetings at the US Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Office of International Religious Freedom
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-07 11:11:58

  Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan discussed the achievements and challenges of Armenia's fight against trafficking in recent years with the representatives of the US Department of State’s Office to Monitor and

The Human Rights Defender met Ms. Erica Olson, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy for Southern Europe and the Caucasus, in Washington
  • Press of Diaspora
  • 2022-12-06 12:04:31

  On December 6, the Human Rights Defender Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan met Ms. Erica Olson, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy for Southern Europe and the Caucasus, in

Human Rights Defender’s message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-03 13:53:33

  December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities․   Despite the efforts of the country in recent years, people with disabilities still face significant challenges in Armenia. The current

One new postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Junior Eurovision 2022”
  • Press release
  • 2022-12-02 14:19:02

  On December 2nd, 2022, one postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Junior Eurovision 2022” has been put into circulation.    The postage stamp was cancelled by the Chief of Staff to

The Human Rights Defender, Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Republic of Armenia
  • Press release
  • 2022-11-30 13:18:14

  On November 29, the Human Rights Defender, Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mr.