Armenia

Armenia

Political crisis deepens in Armenia

Two weeks of protests are set to continue amid ongoing anger at the ruling elite in the country

27/04/2018

Armenia

Protest continue in Armenia as acting PM rejects talks

Anti-government protests continue in Armenia as the acting prime minister, Karen Karapetyan, rejects a proposal to hold talks with the opposition leader

27/04/2018

Armenia

Protests continue in Armenia

Demonstrators in Armenia have returned to the streets, stepping up their calls for reform following the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan.

26/04/2018

Armenia

Armenia's parliament to vote for new prime minister as protests continue

Armenia's parliament will vote on May 1 for a new prime minister, as anti-government protests continue despite the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan as premier earlier this week.

26/04/2018

Armenia

Armenian opposition calls rally as talks with government stall

Still no clear way forward after fall of prime minister for Caucasian nation after more than two weeks of political unrest.

25/04/2018

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Thousands gather in Armenia to remember mass killings.

Thousands of people gathered in Yerevan on Tuesday to mark the one hundred year anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

24/04/2018

Armenia

Armenia marks Remembrance Day following Sargsyan's resignation

Thousands gathered in Yerevan to remember the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago amid their country's current political uncertainty.

24/04/2018

Armenia

Sargsyan resigns as Armenian PM

Sargsyan said he was resigning to help safeguard civic peace following almost two weeks of mass street protests thathave plunged the ex-Soviet republic into political crisis

23/04/2018

Armenia

How 11 days of protests brought down Armenia's leader Serzh Sargsyan

Armenia’s long-standing leader Serzh Sargsyan resigned as prime minister after more than 10 days of demonstrations against him which saw tens of thousands take to the streets.

23/04/2018

Armenia

'I got it wrong': Armenia prime minister to resign

The prime minister of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, said in a statement on Monday he will resign from his post.

23/04/2018

Armenia

Armenian opposition leader released

A growing mass protest movement remains defiant despite police making multiple arrests

23/04/2018

Armenia

Mass detentions in Armenia as police fail to quell anti-Sargsyan protests

Armenia protest organiser Nikol Pashinyan is among nearly 200 reportedly held by police as demonstrations continue against the former president's appointment as prime minister. Earlier the opposition politician had secured a meeting with premier Serzh Sargsyan, who promptly walked out.

22/04/2018

Armenia

Watch: Demonstrators wrestle with police at Armenia anti-PM protest

Demonstrators clashed with police in Armenia as anti-prime minister protests entered their eighth day.

21/04/2018

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Police detains dozens of opposition protesters in Armenia

Dozens of opposition protesters attempted to block government buildings in Armenia's capital to prevent the new prime minister Serzh Sarksyan from chairing the first cabinet meeting on Thursday.

19/04/2018

Armenia

Protests continue in Armenia over president's sideways move into Prime Minister's office

Demonstrators claim former president Serzh Sarkisyan has mounted a power grab by moving from one job to the other, and his actions threaten democracy.

19/04/2018

Armenia

Clashes in Armenia enter fifth day

Police arrested dozens of opposition activists who accuse Sarksyan of making a power grab

18/04/2018

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Arrests as opposition protests continue in Armenia

Armenian opposition groups say around 30 of its supporters were detained when police tried to break up a protest.

17/04/2018

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Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Armenian capital

Demonstrators see a recent change of government as an attempted power grab by the ex-president

16/04/2018

Armenia

Armenia’s changing political system: a parliamentary republic or the President’s third term?

Armenia is completing its transition to a parliamentary system of government, that the ruling coalition has lauded as a step towards greater democracy. But many argue the change has simply been high-jacked to extend former President Serzh Sargsyan's grip on power.

12/04/2018

Armenia

Republican party of president in lead in Armenian elections

In Armenia, the ruling Republican party of the country’s president is in the lead after legislative elections on Sunday.

03/04/2017

Armenia

Armenia: Ruling party well ahead in parliamentary election (exit polls)

The ruling Republican Party is leading in a parliamentary election in ex-Soviet Armenia, an exit poll showed on Sunday.

02/04/2017

Armenia

Armenia: Parliamentary poll heralds new era

It is all change in Armenia, voting for the first time on Sunday in elections to usher in a new parliamentary system of government.

02/04/2017

World

EU, Armenia edge towards cooperation deal

The EU and Armenia have concluded negotations on a Partnership Agreement.

02/03/2017

Armenia

Policeman shot dead as Armenia hostage siege escalates

An Armenian policeman was killed on Saturday as chaos gripping Yerevan spirals increasingly out of control.

30/07/2016

Armenia

Dozens wounded in further night of clashes at besieged Yerevan police station

At least 60 people have been wounded and dozens arrested in another night of clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Yerevan, the health ministry…

30/07/2016

Armenia

Yerevan: Gunmen free police hostages, but refuse to lay down weapons

Armed men, who took nine police officers hostage in the Armenian capital Yerevan, have freed the four remaining captives.

23/07/2016