“The Food Bringer”, Arthur Sargsian, Dies After Hunger Strike
A man who delivered food last summer to anti-government gunmen occupying a police compound in Yerevan died on Thursday ten days after being released from prison following a 25-day hunger strike.
Artur Sargsian, 49, passed away at Yerevan’s ...
Armenia To Open Consulate In Iraqi Kurdistan
By Emil Danielyan
(RFE/RL)- President Serzh Sarkisian on March 13 gave the green light to the opening of an Armenian consulate general in Iraqi Kurdistan, underscoring Armenia’s growing ties to the region that enjoys considerable autonomy ...
Armenia Must Recognize Artsakh says ARF’s Manoyan
(Tert.am)—If Armenia recognizes the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic, the two Armenian states will be able to embark on a unification plan sometime in the near future, said Giro Manoyan, the Political Affairs Director of the Armenian Revoluti...
Election Campaign Kicks Off in Armenia
(ArmRadio)—The campaign for the parliamentary elections kicked off in Armenia on March 6. The nine political forces running in the elections will present their election platforms from March 5 to 31.
Five political parties and four blocs will ...
Yerevan Gunmen’s Backer Again Freed
Artur Sargsian accused of aiding anti-government gunmen who seized a police compound in Yerevan last year was again released from custody on March 6 following a 25-day hunger strike.
Armenia’s Office of the Prosecutor-General ordered Sargsian...
ARF Kicks Off 2017 Parliamentary Election Campaign
‘A New Beginning, a Just Armenia’: ‘Unlike Many Others, [the ARF is] a Party with an Ideology, a Program, a System of Values, and Experience,’ Says Aghvan Vardanyan
YEREVAN (Armenian Weekly)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) ...