13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (580+ words) JAMnews LIVE: Key morning headlines from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Monday, September 14, Azerbaijan. Eight-year suspended sentence handed to Maharram Goyushoglu in the ‘NGO case’ ● Two UN climate events wrapped up in Baku over the weekend: the UNFCCC Climate Week and…...

4+ day, 25+ min ago   (944+ words) The Corruption Prevention Commission refused to open administrative proceedings against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Commission members said the complaint contained no “obvious signs of violations of the code of conduct”. Semyon Babayan, head of the human rights NGO Public…...

6+ day, 25+ min ago   (768+ words) Opposition politicians in Armenia and some local media reported that the new Constitution had been published on Sahmanadrutyun․com. Artashes Ikonomov, co-founder of the Njhar constitutional movement, reported it on social media and described it as his “sensational discovery”. However,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (968+ words) Against the backdrop of a two-day business forum held in Yerevan with the participation of business representatives from Armenia and Turkey, debate over normalising Armenian-Turkish relations and reopening the border between the two countries has intensified in Armenian society. Following…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (544+ words) In Armenia, the arrest of former State Revenue Committee chairman Gagik Khachatryan has sparked widespread debate. He faces charges of accepting a particularly large bribe and money laundering. The Anti-Corruption Court is also considering cases seeking to confiscate allegedly illicitly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (950+ words) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Bishkek, where an SCO+ meeting was held as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. Their talks took place late in the evening. There was no shortage of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (996+ words) Meanwhile, Russian officials have announced that Putin will meet Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Bishkek on 1 September. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the meeting would take place at a time “when opposition leaders are being arrested en masse…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) The decision is final. Five opposition forces have announced the start of a new phase of “political resistance” At the same time, the government’s social legitimacy remains low. Kocharyan won 10% despite his high negative rating, while Karapetyan’s party, hastily assembled…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (458+ words) In recent days, Russia‘s demand for Armenia to hold a referendum on whether the country should remain in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or choose the European Union has increasingly been seen as a threat. Experts from the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (572+ words) The new programme focuses on stability, he said. Pashinyan stressed that it rests entirely on the concept of “Real Armenia” and the principles underpinning the establishment of the Fourth Republic. The Third Republic refers to the present-day Republic of Armenia,…...