Armenian Ski Resort Displaces Residents Amidst Land Dispute
The "RID" company is building a ski resort in Vardenut, Armenia, offering 345 AMD per square meter for approximately 110 hectares of public land, despite residents' protests and meetings with high-ranking officials; many residents are facing lawsuits for refusing the low compensation.
Armenian Ski Resort Displaces Residents Amidst Land Dispute
The "RID" company is building a ski resort in Vardenut, Armenia, offering 345 AMD per square meter for approximately 110 hectares of public land, despite residents' protests and meetings with high-ranking officials; many residents are facing lawsuits for refusing the low compensation.
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52% Bias Score
Increased Risk of Armenian-Azerbaijani War in 2024
Armenian military experts warn of heightened war risks from April 2024 due to reduced constraints on Azerbaijani aggression, lack of peace treaty commitment, and increased Turkish-Azerbaijani military cooperation, including four high-level military visits in three weeks.
Increased Risk of Armenian-Azerbaijani War in 2024
Armenian military experts warn of heightened war risks from April 2024 due to reduced constraints on Azerbaijani aggression, lack of peace treaty commitment, and increased Turkish-Azerbaijani military cooperation, including four high-level military visits in three weeks.
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40% Bias Score
Lavrov Plan Ambiguities Raise Concerns about Artsakh's Future
Armenian National Assembly's European Integration Committee Chair Arman Yeghoyan, in an interview with Azatutyun, discussed the Lavrov plan, emphasizing its ambiguity regarding Artsakh's status and the lack of mechanisms to prevent a potential Azerbaijani takeover, despite initial assurances that Ar...
Lavrov Plan Ambiguities Raise Concerns about Artsakh's Future
Armenian National Assembly's European Integration Committee Chair Arman Yeghoyan, in an interview with Azatutyun, discussed the Lavrov plan, emphasizing its ambiguity regarding Artsakh's status and the lack of mechanisms to prevent a potential Azerbaijani takeover, despite initial assurances that Ar...
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40% Bias Score
Armenian Man on Trial for Insulting MP, Alleging Police Brutality
Samvel Vardanyan, a 30-year-old Armenian citizen, is on trial for insulting MP Hakob Aslanyan on a bus and spreading online hate speech related to the politician's political views. Vardanyan claims his actions were based on civic, not political, viewpoints, and he is also pursuing a separate case ag...
Armenian Man on Trial for Insulting MP, Alleging Police Brutality
Samvel Vardanyan, a 30-year-old Armenian citizen, is on trial for insulting MP Hakob Aslanyan on a bus and spreading online hate speech related to the politician's political views. Vardanyan claims his actions were based on civic, not political, viewpoints, and he is also pursuing a separate case ag...
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40% Bias Score
Russia Backs Minsk Group Dissolution Amid Armenia-Azerbaijan Tensions
Following Azerbaijan's request, Russia supports the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, citing Armenia's recognition of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan and the group's obsolescence. Armenia's Prime Minister expressed a constructive stance on dissolution, conditional on similar reciprocal concessions...
Russia Backs Minsk Group Dissolution Amid Armenia-Azerbaijan Tensions
Following Azerbaijan's request, Russia supports the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, citing Armenia's recognition of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan and the group's obsolescence. Armenia's Prime Minister expressed a constructive stance on dissolution, conditional on similar reciprocal concessions...
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40% Bias Score
Armenia's Rising Job Numbers Mask Persistent Unemployment Crisis
Armenia's November 2024 employment figures show 782,832 jobs, a 3,681 increase from October 2024, yet unemployment rose to 15.5% in Q1 2024 and 13.8% in Q2 2024, prompting a new government strategy with 103 measures and 870 billion AMD in funding to address regional disparities, youth unemployment, ...
Armenia's Rising Job Numbers Mask Persistent Unemployment Crisis
Armenia's November 2024 employment figures show 782,832 jobs, a 3,681 increase from October 2024, yet unemployment rose to 15.5% in Q1 2024 and 13.8% in Q2 2024, prompting a new government strategy with 103 measures and 870 billion AMD in funding to address regional disparities, youth unemployment, ...
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48% Bias Score
Armenian Parliament Promises Hearings on Missing Persons from 2020 War
Relatives of 195 missing persons from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, including civilians, protested in Yerevan, leading to a parliamentary meeting where hearings were promised to address their concerns, specifically access to an investigative report on the war's circumstances.
Armenian Parliament Promises Hearings on Missing Persons from 2020 War
Relatives of 195 missing persons from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, including civilians, protested in Yerevan, leading to a parliamentary meeting where hearings were promised to address their concerns, specifically access to an investigative report on the war's circumstances.
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40% Bias Score
Zengezur Corridor Construction to Begin in Spring 2024
Turkey plans to begin construction this spring on its 224-kilometer section of the Zengezur Corridor, a project to connect Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave and Turkey through Armenia, based on a 2020 ceasefire agreement, though Armenia disputes this interpretation, proposing an alternative. Iran...
Zengezur Corridor Construction to Begin in Spring 2024
Turkey plans to begin construction this spring on its 224-kilometer section of the Zengezur Corridor, a project to connect Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave and Turkey through Armenia, based on a 2020 ceasefire agreement, though Armenia disputes this interpretation, proposing an alternative. Iran...
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28% Bias Score
One Applicant for Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee Head Raises Concerns
Only one candidate, Rafael Yeritsyan from the National Security Service, applied for the vacant Anti-Corruption Committee chairman position, raising concerns about institutional independence, following the dismissal of the previous chairman and other officials after an SMS order from the Prime Minis...
One Applicant for Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee Head Raises Concerns
Only one candidate, Rafael Yeritsyan from the National Security Service, applied for the vacant Anti-Corruption Committee chairman position, raising concerns about institutional independence, following the dismissal of the previous chairman and other officials after an SMS order from the Prime Minis...
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40% Bias Score
Azerbaijan Seeks Armenian Cooperation in Karabakh Officials' Trial
Fifteen Armenians, including eight former Karabakh officials, face serious charges in Azerbaijan, prompting a request for Armenian cooperation that is viewed as a political maneuver, raising concerns about fair trial and due process. The lack of information on many detainees highlights Azerbaijan's ...
Azerbaijan Seeks Armenian Cooperation in Karabakh Officials' Trial
Fifteen Armenians, including eight former Karabakh officials, face serious charges in Azerbaijan, prompting a request for Armenian cooperation that is viewed as a political maneuver, raising concerns about fair trial and due process. The lack of information on many detainees highlights Azerbaijan's ...
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60% Bias Score
Ter-Petrosyan Blames Pashinyan for Loss of Artsakh
Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, directly blames Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the loss of Artsakh, rejecting his invitation to debate and demanding the release of all negotiation documents to expose what he considers Pashinyan's deceitful actions.
Ter-Petrosyan Blames Pashinyan for Loss of Artsakh
Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, directly blames Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the loss of Artsakh, rejecting his invitation to debate and demanding the release of all negotiation documents to expose what he considers Pashinyan's deceitful actions.
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56% Bias Score
Armenia-Belarus Dispute Mars EAEU Summit
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated remotely in the EAEU summit in St. Petersburg due to illness, causing a dispute with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko over the format, revealing underlying tensions related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and impacting Armenia-Belarus r...
Armenia-Belarus Dispute Mars EAEU Summit
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated remotely in the EAEU summit in St. Petersburg due to illness, causing a dispute with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko over the format, revealing underlying tensions related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and impacting Armenia-Belarus r...
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36% Bias Score