British Lawmaker Accuses Pashinyan Government of Attacking Armenian Church’s Autonomy
Armenia’s escalating dispute between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government and the Armenian Apostolic Church spilled onto the floor of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where a British lawmaker accused Yerevan of attacking religious autonomy and an Armenian ruling-party MP defended the government’s actions as an effort to protect the Church. The exchange came during debate over PACE’s final report on Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections. Edward Le
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Pashinyan Offers No Public Tribute on Sixth Anniversary of Start of 2020 Artsakh War
Two days after the sixth anniversary of the start of the 44-day war, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has yet to publicly commemorate the date or issue a message honoring the thousands of Armenians killed in the fighting. September 27 passed without a statement from Pashinyan marking the anniversary, and as of Tuesday, no such message has appeared on the prime minister’s official website. Pashinyan also made no publicly announced visit to Yerablur Military Pantheon, wh
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Christian Rights Group Accuses Pashinyan of Interfering in Armenian Church Affairs
Christian Solidarity International has criticized an Armenian government report on the Armenian Apostolic Church, accusing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s administration of interfering in the Church’s internal affairs and pursuing a campaign to remove Catholicos Karekin II. The Switzerland-based Christian human rights organization said in a Sept. 28 statement that it rejected the government report “in its entirety,” challenging both the way it was prepared and the evidence u
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Armenian Doctor Gevorg Tamamyan Enters Race to Lead WHO, Gains Global Backing
International health leaders and major cancer organizations are backing Armenian pediatric oncologist Dr. Gevorg Tamamyan as he begins his campaign to become the next director-general of the World Health Organization. Tamamyan was nominated by Botswana for the WHO’s top post, an unusual cross-regional nomination that puts the Armenian physician among the publicly declared candidates seeking to lead the United Nations health agency. The nomination has drawn support from figure
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Armenia to Pause Embassy Passport Services Ahead of Biometric Rollout Tied to EU Visa-Free Travel Push
Armenia will temporarily suspend passport issuance and replacement services at its embassies and consulates worldwide beginning Oct. 5 as the country prepares to launch a new biometric passport system. The suspension will also cover passport services provided by video call, according to notices issued by Armenian diplomatic missions. Authorities have not said when services abroad will resume. The disruption comes ahead of a major change in how Armenia issues identity document
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Hampig Sassounian Becomes a Father at 63, Names Children Artsakh and Shushi
More than four decades after his life became intertwined with one of the most controversial chapters of the Armenian struggle for genocide recognition, Hampig Sassounian has entered a new chapter: fatherhood. The 63-year-old Sassounian has welcomed children named Artsakh and Shushi — two names carrying profound historical and emotional meaning for Armenians around the world. Sassounian spent nearly 40 years in a California prison for the 1982 killing of Turkish Consul General
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Armenian Gymnast Hamlet Manukyan Wins Gold at World Challenge Cup in Paris
Armenian gymnast Hamlet Manukyan won gold in the pommel horse final at the World Challenge Cup in Paris, delivering the highest-scoring routine of the competition. Manukyan earned 15.200 points in the final, including 5.900 for difficulty and 9.300 for execution. Italy’s Giovanni Targhetta took silver with 15.000 points, while American gymnast Brandon Dang earned bronze with 14.700. — Support independent reporting from the region by subscribing to The Armenian Report. Our tea
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Flowers Cover Graves at Yerablur as Armenia Commemorates Six Years Since the Start of the 2020 Artsakh War
Flowers covered graves at Yerablur Military Pantheon on Sunday as families commemorated six years since the start of the 2020 war in Artsakh. Parents, widows, children and fellow servicemen came to remember those killed during 44 days of fighting that began on September 27, 2020. PHOTO GALLERY: Some relatives sat quietly beside the graves. Others brought fresh flowers, lit incense or cleaned headstones bearing the photographs of young men who never returned home. For many fam
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Armenians Remember Six Years Since the Start of the 2020 Artsakh War
On the morning of September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched an attack on Artsakh, beginning a 44-day war that took thousands of Armenian lives. Six years later, Azerbaijan occupies indigenous Armenian Artsakh, and families who buried their sons still return to their graves. For thousands of Armenian families, the anniversary is measured not only in years, but in lives that never returned from the battlefield. Armenia’s Investigative Committee said this month that 3,833 people o
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9-Year-Old Armenian Christian Boy Pepper-Sprayed in Jerusalem for Speaking English During Yom Kippur
A 9-year-old Armenian Christian boy was pepper-sprayed in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish extremists confronted him as he rode his bicycle during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, according to journalists who reported the incident. The boy, identified as William, was riding near Jerusalem’s Mamilla neighborhood while listening to music through headphones. During Yom Kippur, most traffic in Israel comes to a halt and many businesses close, making cycling on otherwise b
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