[ last updated 15:43 ] A senior U.S. official in charge of promoting democracy around the world ended on Wednesday a two-day visit to Armenia during which he pressed its government to restore civil liberties and “promptly” release opposition members arrested following last February’s disputed presidential election.
[ last updated 15:45 ] A young Armenian opposition activist was attacked and beaten up by unknown men in downtown Yerevan on Wednesday, the second such incident reported in less than a month.
[ last updated 15:47 ] Senior Armenian lawmakers have criticized the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) for including what they consider anti-Armenian language in the text of its latest resolution on Azerbaijan.
[ last updated 15:35 ] “Haykakan Zhamanak” sees a radical change in Armenia’s policy on Turkey and the genocide issue which it says has been signaled by President Serzh Sarkisian.