[ last updated 16:39 ] Larisa Alaverdian, Armenia’s first human rights ombudsperson who was relieved of her duties last month, said on Wednesday that she will press ahead with the publication of a new report which will likely be critical of the government.
[ last updated 16:41 ] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has implicitly dismissed speculation that he and his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharian are about to cut a peace deal that will formalize Karabakh’s secession from Azerbaijan.
[ last updated 16:45 ] A key Council of Europe body effectively accused the Armenian authorities late Tuesday of rigging the recent constitutional referendum and called into question their commitment to democracy and rule of law.
[ last updated 16:37 ] Interviewed by “Aravot,” the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, Tigran Torosian, says that the creation of new political parties by wealthy businessmen is an “unfortunate phenomenon.”
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