He also added that the continuing silence of most western International Religious Freedom advocates testifies to the declining political independence and credibility of a once vibrant human rights movement.
Here—this is where things get more interesting. We’ll speak about this shortly, but note the following: the letter to the Prosecutor General’s Office was sent by Gabrielyan and Alen Simonyan; the crime report was filed to the Anti-Corruption Committee by Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan; Gabrielyan even posted the scanned document on Facebook, and Simonyan shared it.
From 3 April 2026 FLYONE ARMENIA will start operating flights on the route Yerevan-Vienna-Yerevan.
This development is a key component of the airport’s ongoing development program, aimed at ensuring a high-quality and comfortable travel experience for passengers.
Ralph Yirikian, General Director at Ucom, awarded certificates to the participants of the 5th Cybersecurity Intensive Training Course. The program was organized by the Armenia Peace Initiative (API) and the French University in Armenia (UFAR), with Ucom serving as the technological partner, helping to advance digital security competencies.
Karen Vardanyan donated 17 new musical instruments to the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Ucom acted as a strategic technology partner of the annual cybersecurity competition “Capture the Flag 2025” (CTF), held at the High-Tech Accelerator of the “Engineering City” under the theme “AI Apocalypse.
From 13 January 2026 Wizz Air will start operating flights on the route Bratislava – Yerevan- Bratislava. Flights will be operated three times a week: every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This year, the Yerevan municipality planned to purchase 45 trolleybuses with its own funds. But now it turns out they have no money, so the purchase will be made with state budget funds—while the city can allocate huge sums to various NGOs and known or unknown organizations.
Prior to sanctions imposed on Russia, the company had comparatively modest tax obligations, but in recent years it has contributed tens of billions in taxes derived not from domestic production but from import-export operations. While these payments inflate budgetary figures, they do not substantively benefit the domestic economy or citizens. This mechanism enables the authorities to present the fiscal situation as favorable while masking structural weaknesses.
