Detention of Armenian Pensioner Highlights Tensions with Azerbaijan
Yerevan claims 77-year-old villager tortured while imprisoned for over a month.
21 Mar 14
Armenia
Karabakh Peace Process: Clutching at Straws?
The resumption of high-level Azerbaijan-Armenian meetings is seen as positive, but experts doubt 2014 will bring even incremental progress in the long-running negotiations.
20 Mar 14
Mass Protest Movement Against Armenian Pension Reform
Government insists new compulsory contributions will stay in force despite public anger.
18 Mar 14
Armenia: Successful Young Offender Scheme Ends as Cash Runs Out
Everyone agrees community-based rehabilitation has worked, but the government doesn’t have the money to pick up the costs.
7 Mar 14
Checking the Pulse on Azeri-Armenian Front Line
Speakers at IWPR debate discuss whether recent deterioration indicates worse is to come.
5 Mar 14
Armenia's Leaders Nervous at Opposition Rally Plan
March 1 demonstration will commemorate post-election violence of 2008.
21 Feb 14
Armenian Students to Pay "Conscription Bond"
Officials say refundable payment will deter those going abroad merely to escape army service.
17 Feb 14
Armenian Expat Workers Face Tougher Russian Rules
Foreign nationals without extended residence rights restricted to staying three months out of six in Russia.
14 Feb 14
Armenia: Presidential Health Story "Leaked"
Serzh Sargsyan’s private trip to South Korea becomes news story.
5 Feb 14
Russian Energy Giant Captures Armenian Market
Critics say deal gives Kremlin political as well as economic leverage.
24 Jan 14
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