Armenia’s Declaration of Independence Turns 36 as Pashinyan Pushes New Constitution
Armenia on Sunday marked 36 years since the adoption of its Declaration of Independence, the document that began the country's formal break from Soviet rule and laid out the foundations of the modern Armenian state. On Aug. 23, 1990, the Supreme Council of Soviet Armenia adopted the declaration in Yerevan, proclaiming the start of a process toward independent statehood. The vote came more than a year before Armenians overwhelmingly backed independence in a nationwide referend
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Armenian Lacrosse Coach Concludes 12-Day Bible Tour With Reading at Holy Etchmiadzin
Armenian Lacrosse co-founder and coach Johnny Mouradian concluded his 12-day Bible reading tour across Armenia on Saturday at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Vagharshapat. The final stop brought Mouradian to the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians. Mouradian read a passage from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians about humanity’s spiritual state before the coming of Jesus Christ. “As long as the heir is a child, h
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Armenian Director Mikael Nazarenko’s ‘BLACK & WHITE’ Premieres at New York’s Hip Hop Film Festival
Armenian filmmaker Mikael Nazarenko’s short film “BLACK & WHITE” premiered in New York on Friday as part of the 2026 Hip Hop Film Festival, bringing the Yerevan-born director’s latest work to an international audience. The 18-minute film screened Aug. 21 at LOOK Cinema as part of the festival’s short-film program. The Hip Hop Film Festival, produced by Harlem Film House, is being held Aug. 19-23 in New York. Shot in Russia, “BLACK & WHITE” follows an aspiring musician who mov
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More Than 500 Performers Celebrate Armenian Heritage Through Traditional Dance in Yerevan
Hundreds of dancers and musicians took over the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden at Yerevan’s Cascade on Saturday evening, filling the landmark with Armenian folk music, traditional costumes and dances passed down through generations. The Armenian Report was on the ground covering the Gutan Armenian National Traditional Song and Dance Festival, where more than 500 performers from 26 ensembles gathered for one of the country’s largest annual celebrations of traditional Armenian cult
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The Untold Story Behind ‘Monte’: How Seda Melkonian’s Blessing Opened the Door for the Film and Its Final Battle Scenes
Before Nono Sargsyan could make a film about Monte Melkonian, she needed the blessing of the person who knew him not as a commander or national figure, but as a husband. Seda Melkonian’s approval became the first and most important step in bringing Monte to the screen, Sargsyan said. She had been warned that obtaining it would be difficult. Others had approached Melkonian’s widow over the years, she was told, without success. Still, Sargsyan made the call. “I knew that if yo
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71 Years After Albert Azaryan, Artur Avetisyan Wins European Rings Title for independent Armenia
Armenian gymnast Artur Avetisyan has become the first athlete representing independent Armenia to win a European title on the still rings, ending a decades-long wait in one of the country’s most celebrated gymnastics events. Before Avetisyan, the last Armenian to win a European championship on the rings was Albert Azaryan in 1955. Azaryan, one of the most accomplished figures in Armenian sports history, competed for the Soviet Union at the time. Hrant Shahinyan, another Armen
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Pashinyan Appoints Jewish Studies Scholar, Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow Ani Avetisyan as Deputy Foreign Minister
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Ani Avetisyan, a Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow and scholar of Jewish history, Hebrew and Middle Eastern studies, as deputy foreign minister. The Aug. 20 appointment brings an academic with years of research on Jewish communities, Judaeo-Arabic manuscripts and Hebrew language studies into Armenia’s diplomatic leadership. Avetisyan, 34, was born in Yerevan and studied Oriental Studies at Yerevan State University, earning ba
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Trump Urged to Press Azerbaijan to Release 19 Armenian Prisoners
President Donald Trump should use Washington’s growing influence in the South Caucasus to push Azerbaijan to release 19 Armenian prisoners still held in Baku, foreign policy analyst Darren G. Spinck argues, calling their continued detention a major unresolved test of the U.S.-backed Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. Spinck, managing director of Janus Forum and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Institute, made the case in an opinion column published by The Washington Times.
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Armenian Lacrosse Coach Reads Old Testament’s ‘Behold, I Am Sending My Messenger’ at Akhtala Fortress Monastery on Day 11 of Bible Tour
Armenian Lacrosse co-founder and coach Johnny Mouradian continued his 12-day Bible reading tour across Armenia on Friday, visiting the historic Akhtala Fortress Monastery in northern Armenia. Mouradian’s eleventh reading came from the third chapter of Malachi in the Old Testament and described the coming of the Lord and the messenger sent to prepare the way. “Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare my ways before me,” Mouradian read. “And suddenly the Lord, who
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Armenia Sets 2027 Deadline to Choose Technology for New Nuclear Power Plant to Replace Metsamor
Armenia will decide by the end of 2027 what technology to use for its next nuclear power plant, narrowing the timeline for a project that will eventually replace the aging Metsamor facility and could reshape the country’s energy partnerships. The deadline appears in the government’s 2026-2031 program, which calls for moving ahead with construction of a new nuclear unit. The government says it will complete at least the selection of the reactor technology by the end of next ye
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