Armenia

Aliev Succession Race

Azerbaijan president Heidar Aliev is facing stiff opposition from loyalists over plans to name his son, Ilham, as his successor.

31 Jul 01

A thirst for revenge for the assassination of the prime minister is set to overturn Armenia's commitment to abolition of capital punishment.

29 Jun 01

Was Vardan Oskanian's faux pas a slip of the tongue or a shrewd political calculation?

21 May 01

The once-hated Russian language is making a comeback in post-Soviet Armenia

14 May 01

Observers believe that Heidar Aliev's government is preparing the country for bad news

14 May 01

For the first time in post-Soviet Armenia, a convicted murderer faces the death penalty but campaigners claim the real killers are still at large

9 Feb 01

Media experts say the government's Television and Radio Law is an open attack on democracy and freedom of speech

19 Jan 01

Human rights campaigners believe corruption charges against Ashot Bleyan were trumped up by the authorities

5 Jan 01

Why is the Council of Europe urging Azerbaijan's opposition parties to abandon their boycott of the newly elected parliament?

5 Jan 01

An inglorious protest meeting in Yerevan could mark the end of Arkady Vardanian's brief political career

3 Nov 00

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