The court session on 08.01.2024 regarding the extension of the detention of the RPA vice-chairman Armen Ashotyan once again turned into a judicial farce and clearly showed that Armen Ashotyan is being subjected to political persecution.
We will judge people and events not only based on what we hear but also on what we see; let’s judge people by their deeds;
On December 20, the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) decided to suspend the activities of “Tospa” company, which rebroadcasts “Sputnik Armenia” audio program, for 30 days. The company was also fined 500,000 drams. As a basis for the suspension the thoughts expressed during the programs “Abovyan Time” by Arman Abovyan and “Friday with Tigran Keosayan” by Tigran Keosayan are mentioned.
Having investigated the circumstances of a court in Armenia holding a trial and finding a dead man guilty, I wanted to know if such trials had also taken place in other countries. Surprisingly, I found several cases in ancient and recent history when other countries held posthumous trials of defendants and found them guilty after their death.
Filmmaker Michael Goorjian’s Amerikatsi, representing Armenia, has been shortlisted in the International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. This is the first time that an Armenian film is shortlisted by the Academy. Amerikatsi, an Armenian drama film written, edited, directed by, and starring Michael Goorjian, has been shortlisted alongside 14 other films. Films […]
December 7, the secretary of the “Civil Contract” faction of the National Assembly, Artur Hovhannisyan, addressed several media outlets from the NA pulpit, made baseless expressions, which not only do not befit a member of the National Assembly, but also contain defamation and insult, as well as the offenses provided for by the Criminal Code.
Yesterday, on December 14, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia issued a statement, which coincidentally follows the unsuccessful attempt to illegally detain former Minister of Finance, 68-year-old Gagik Khachatryan, who is currently receiving inpatient medical care. From yesterday’s report, we have already learned that a decision was made to bring new charges against Gagik Khachatryan’s son and nephew, businessmen Artyom and Aram Khachatryan. The criminal proceedings have been sent to the court with an indictment.
The Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) has published an open-source intelligence (OSINT) and geolocation report at the one-year mark of the start of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, known to Armenians as Artsakh. The report was commissioned to explore if Azerbaijan imposed a blockade on the indigenous Artsakhi Armenian population at the Lachin Corridor.
Artsakh Armenians, who are citizens of Armenia, have suffered more than enough. They should not be burdened with such unnecessary bureaucratic nonsense.
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