Law
23/02/2026 13:291 person was arrested in the case of murder in Ajapnyak, 5 were placed under house arrest. Details:Pre-trial detention has been imposed on one suspect in the Ajapnyak murder and attempted murder case, while five others have been placed under house arrest.
20/02/2026 16:37Exculpatory testimonies of priests omitted from case file – Archbishop Mkrtich’s lawyerYerem Sargsyan, a member of Bishop Mkrtich’s legal team, stated that the prosecution is deliberately excluding exculpatory evidence from the case materials.
20/02/2026 12:47Fake videos aimed at inciting hatred against Archbishop Arshak – lawyerThe investigation should proceed in that direction – to identify those who created the falsification and then spread it․
19/02/2026 16:04The Human Rights Defender should say directly that the government violates religious freedom – Sos HakobyanOtherwise, everything else amounts to merely performing functions already prescribed by law,” Hakobyan wrote.
19/02/2026 15:11Court accepts Church’s two lawsuits against Aramayis TakhmazyanThe Armenian Apostolic Holy Church has filed two separate lawsuits against Aramayis Takhmazyan (formerly Father Tade), the deposed priest of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church in Talin.
18/02/2026 17:02Shooting in Ajapnyak: Police taking urgent measures to clarify circumstancesAccording to media reports, about 10 people were wounded.
18/02/2026 15:28Bishop Mkrtich under house arrest cannot participate in liturgies; separate petition to be filedSpeaking to Aysor.am, his lawyer Roman Aharonyan said the ruling does not address whether the bishop may participate in liturgies.
18/02/2026 15:04Jared Genser: Ruben Vardanyan’s sentence to 20 years in prison is simply a travesty of justiceGenser noted that Ruben Vardanyan’s only ‘crime’ was standing up for the right to self-determination of the Armenian-Christian people of Nagorno-Karabakh.
12/02/2026 17:19No one is arrested in our country for freedom of speech: Galyan (Video)According to Galyan, individuals are detained only for actions that are criminally punishable.
12/02/2026 15:01Bishop Mkrtich’s detention lifted, house arrest imposedThe information was reported by the bishop’s lawyer, Ara Zohrabyan.
12/02/2026 13:08House arrest, bail and travel restrictions imposed on six members of Haghtanak blocThe information was confirmed to Aysor.am by Kima Avdalyan, spokesperson for the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
06/02/2026 15:56House arrest imposed as preventive measure against Archbishop MikayelUnder the court’s decision, only close relatives, his lawyers, one clerical servant of the Shirak Diocese, and one employee of the administrative and economic department are permitted to visit the Archbishop.
05/02/2026 13:50Baku sentences former Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to 20 years in prisonThe Baku court also sentenced former Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan, former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan, General David Manukyan, former NA Speaker David Ishkhanyan, and former Foreign Minister David Babayan to life imprisonment.
05/02/2026 13:36Former Artsakh President Arkady Ghukasyan sentenced to 20 years in prison in BakuThe Baku court sentenced former Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan, former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan, General Davit Manukyan, former NA Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan and former Foreign Minister Davit Babayan to life imprisonment.
05/02/2026 13:32Former Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan also sentenced to life imprisonmentThe sham trials began on January 17, 2025, and on December 26 the panel of judges withdrew to deliberate.