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Pope Francis says 'never again' to Armenians massacred in WWI

Pope Francis has paid tribute to an estimated 1.

25/06/2016

Armenia

Pope Francis calls Armenia's mass killings a genocide

Pope Francis denounced what he called the ideologically twisted and planned “genocide” of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago on a visit to Armenia for a deeply symbolic weekend visit to mark

24/06/2016

Armenia

Bundestag Armenian massacres vote threatens German-Turkish relations

Hundreds of Turks in Germany protested outside the Bundestag ahead of the vote which saw the 1915 massacre of Armenians by their Ottoman occupiers classed as…

02/06/2016

Armenia

Getting to grips with genocide. What does it mean?

What constitutes “genocide”?

02/06/2016

Armenia

Nagorno Karabakh: an Armenian perspective

This editorial was written by the European friends of Armenia to offer one view on the situation in the Nagorno Karabakh region.

17/05/2016

Armenia

Armenia faces Eurovision ban for flag-waving

Organiser the Geneva-based EBU says the incident was a "serious breach" of its ban on political messages.

12/05/2016

Armenia

Disgruntled family man blamed for deadly bus attack

A man at odds with his family is believed to be behind Monday’s deadly attack on a passenger bus in the Armenian capital Yerevan.. Two people were

26/04/2016

Armenia

Clooney joins Armenia Remembrance Day commemorations

The people of Armenia and those who support them have not forgotten. On Sunday’s 101st anniversary, Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan

24/04/2016

Armenia

Armenians march to remember 1915 massacres

Tens of thousands of Armenians marched through the capital Yerevan on Saturday carrying torches to commemorate the victims of the 1915 massacres

24/04/2016

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenians protest against Russian arms sales

Hundreds of young Armenians have protested against Russian weapon sales to Azerbaijan. They held a march through central Yerevan on Wednesday (April

14/04/2016

Armenia

Ceasefire agreed after dozens killed in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region

Pro-Armenian forces and the Azeri authorities have announced a ceasefire in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, four days after intense fighting

05/04/2016

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: halt in hostilities announced

Armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh are implementing a ceasefire, pro-Armenian military leaders in the breakaway region have announced. “We have been

05/04/2016

Armenia

Armenia votes to give presidential powers to PM

Armenia has voted in favour of giving more powers to the prime minister and parliament at the expense of the president. The result was announced

07/12/2015

Armenia

Armenia: dozens arrested at protest against electricity price rise

Around 50 people have been briefly detained in the Armenian capital Yerevan after protesting against a hike in electricity prices. They had been

13/09/2015

Armenia

Armenia police clear 'electricity hike' protest camp in capital

Armenian police have cleared a protest camp in the capital Yerevan following two weeks of demonstrations over electricity prices. Thousands of people

07/07/2015

Armenia

Armenians protest against electricity price rise

Anger continues to spread across Armenia against plans to raise energy prices. Russia has cautioned against any attempt to spark a new so-called

03/07/2015

Armenia

Protests against higher energy prices spread in Armenia

Anger is growing across Armenia against police handling of protests which began earlier in the week against a major hike in energy prices. On

24/06/2015

Armenia

Armenian energy protests turn ugly with dozens of arrests

Armenians accuse police of beating demonstrators as they protest against a crippling rise in electricity prices.

23/06/2015

Armenia

Armenian police break up protests at electricity price rise in Yerevan

More than 5000 people took to the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan on Tuesday morning. Blocked from reaching the presidential palace when they

23/06/2015

Armenia

Armenia remembers the victims of 1915 massacre

Armenians have marked the centenary of the mass killing of their people at the hands of Ottoman Turkish forces in 1915. Coming from all over the

24/04/2015

Armenia

Leaders gather to mark 100th anniversary of Armenia massacre

World leaders, including the presidents of Russia, France and Serbia, have gathered in the Armenian capital

24/04/2015

Armenia

Solemn ceremony in Armenia to mark 100th anniversary of massacres by Ottoman Turks

World leaders, including the presidents of Russia, France and Serbia, have gathered in the Armenian capital

24/04/2015

Armenia

Armenian killings 'genocide' says German President

As commemorations begin to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians, the German President Joachim Gauck has described the killings at the hands Ottoman Turkish forces

24/04/2015

Armenia

Armenia remembers: 1.5 million victims of 1915 massacre canonised

Armenia remembers those who died in 1915: 1.5 million people are canonised in the country's main church.

23/04/2015

Armenia

US band rocks for peace

Rock band System of a Down might look like unlikely ambassadors for a peace mission to reconcile an international dispute that has festered for 100

23/04/2015

Armenia

Turkey marks 100th anniversary of Armenian massacre

Silvard Atajyan was three years of age when mass killings were taking place in southern Turkey in 1915. She was saved by French soldiers along with

23/04/2015