Armenian Opposition Gunmen Surrender
By Emil Danielyan RFE/RL Armenian Service The opposition gunmen holed up in a police station in Yerevan laid down their arms late on Sunday, ending [more >>>]
Month: July 2016
Armenian Police Say Two Gunmen Surrender, One Injured
RFE/RL Armenian Service Two more opposition gunmen barricaded inside a police station in Yerevan have surrendered to the authorities, the Armenian police said on Sunday. [more >>>]
Two Senior Abkhaz Officials Resign
By Liz Fuller RFE/RL The failure earlier this month of a bid by opposition parties to mobilize the population of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia [more >>>]
Armenia: Yerevan Gunmen Grab More Hostages at Police Station
By GIORGI LOMSADZE Eurasianet New hostages were taken in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, on July 27 as an armed standoff between police and gunmen entered its [more >>>]
Corruption on the Caspian: Fueling Aliyev’s Regime
By REBEKA FOLEY, Researcher, Freedom in the World Freedom House An EU-backed energy project that foresees the construction of a pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe [more >>>]
Azerbaijani President Unveils Proposed Constitutional Amendments
By Liz Fuller RFE/RL Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has unveiled proposed amendments to the country’s constitution that opposition politicians claim are intended to enhance and [more >>>]
Armenia to House World’s Largest Yazidi Temple
By MAXIM EDWARDS* EurasiaNet The small village of Aknalich, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, will soon be home to the [more >>>]