By Tigran Grigoryan #DemocracyWatch – On October 15, the Investigative Committee of Armenia detained ten clergymen from the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and conducted a search a...

On September 19, 2023, I went to work as usual, with several meetings scheduled for the day. Before midday, a Georgian scholar who was working on a paper about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukrai...

By Tigran Grigoryan and Tatev Ghazaryan On September 8, Armenia’s political discourse sank to a new low when Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the ruling Civil Contract faction, launched a personal and...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s recent comments on the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict reflect a reframing of history for propaganda needs.

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By Tigran Grigoryan Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Armenia on Wednesday following earlier visits by his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan to Moscow and Prime Ministe...

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By Tigran Grigoryan and Aram Tadevosyan Following the March 29 rally organized by displaced Artsakh Armenians in Yerevan’s Freedom Square, the Armenian authorities and their affiliated media have continued a sustained campaign of hate speech and defamation against the participants. The primary cause of the demonstration was the government’s decision to scale back a social assistance program that covered housing expenses. During the rally, speakers also addressed the right of return and other related issues. The scale of the hate campaign targeting Artsakh refugees by Armenian officials and pro-government media outlets has grown to such an extent that it underscores […]

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Armenian politicians face criticism for offensive language, including sexist attacks on journalists and ethnic stereotypes.

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he Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) convened the

Արցախից տեղահանված ուսանողն ընդունվել է Վրաստանի համալսարան, բայց ԱրՊՀ դիպլոմի չճանաչման պատճառով չի կարողանում շարունակել ուսումը։

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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced today to local media that Armenia has accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals regarding the peace treaty, and the text has been fully agreed upon. Armeni...

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Recently, the Azerbaijani authorities have made several decisions that effectively limit the presence of international organizations and independent media in th

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Intolerance between different segments of Armenian society has a long history

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