Two Armenian Men Revive a Sacred Japanese Craft to Save Priceless Ancient Manuscripts
Two Armenian restorers have brought the centuries-old Japanese art of washi — handmade paper traditionally used in preservation — to Armenia for the first time. Instead of traveling abroad to produce it, they are recreating the delicate craft locally using Armenian plants and traditional techniques. At the Matenadaran in Yerevan, Artavazd Ayvazyan and Arthur Petrosyan are now producing Japanese-style restoration paper entirely by hand, adapting the method to Armenian tree spe
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Armenian Woman Arrested Over Private Message Critical of Pashinyan, Raising Alarm Over Free Speech Crackdown
A 55-year-old woman from the town of Akhurian in northwestern Armenia has been arrested and charged over a private online message that authorities say contained offensive language and a call for violence against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his family. According to her lawyer, Artak Movsisyan, the woman was taken into custody late last week. She has been formally charged with hooliganism and making a public call for violence. The charges were brought after a screenshot
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Armenian Government Asks EU to Deploy Team Ahead of Elections, Raising Concerns of Foreign Meddling
The European Union is preparing to support Armenia ahead of its parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2026. The focus is on preventing possible Russian interference and protecting the integrity of the election process. According to a letter obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan sent a request to Brussels on February 13 asking for the deployment of a “hybrid rapid response team” to Yerevan. The team would work to counter
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Armenia Court Case Could Erase Last Official Remnant of Nagorno-Karabakh Authorities
A court case in Armenia could soon decide the fate of what many consider the final official presence of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Armenian soil. At the center of the dispute is a large government compound in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. The 1,222-square-meter property has long been registered under the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh — an indigenous Armenian region that was controlled by ethnic Armenians for decades but was occupied by Azerbaijan in 2023. Armenian prosecuto
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