Armenia’s Minister of Economy and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Civil Contract party, Gevorg Papoyan, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Armenia, Taron Chakhoyan, threatened to enroll citizens in military training camps on the …

The manner in which Armenia’s criminal hate speech provisions (Articles 329 and 330 of the Criminal Code) are applied is unlawful. The protected characteristics contained in these provisions are interpreted in a way that directly contradicts …

On May 18 — three weeks before the upcoming parliamentary elections — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan threatened four opposition political figures with physical retaliation. Three of them lead political parties participating in the election …

The Armenian Center for Political Rights has issued a statement on detention and the charges against the student Davit Minasyan. On March 29, 18-year-old high school student Davit Minasyan was put under pre-trial de-tention following an incident …

On 14 February, the Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against the Catholicos and imposed a ban on leaving the country. The charge is based on the same grounds as those brought against the six bishops on 31 January. In essence, the leader of …