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International community calls on Armenia to protect rights of peaceful protesters

20 April 2018

Street protests continued in Yerevan on Thursday (19 April), and over one hundred persons were detained by police. Protestors are angry at the appointment of Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister at the end of his ten year stint as the country's president

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Police and demonstrators clash in Yerevan

19 April 2018

The situation in the Armenian capital, Yerevan is reported tense as police and demonstrators clashed outside the main government building, where the newly appointed prime minister Serzh Sargsyan was due to chair his first cabinet meeting.

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Azerbaijani civilian killed in Karabakh conflict zone

19 April 2018

27 year old Rahim Hajiyev from the village of Giyamaddinli in Aghjabadli District close to the Karabakgh conflict zone, was reported killed by sharpnel wounds following Armenian shelling

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Ilham Aliyev sworn in as president of Azerbaijan for fourth term

18 April 2018

Under the provisions of the consitution, as it was amended last year, Aliyev's new term is for seven years and lasts until 2025

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Armenian soldier killed by landmine in Karabakh

18 April 2018

The soldier was named as Ruslan Manukyan. He was 20 years old.

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Armenian parliament chooses Serzh Sargsyan as the next prime minister

18 April 2018

The Armenian parliament on Tuesday afternoon (17 April) chose by a vote of 77 in favour and 17 against to appoint Serzh Sargsyan as the country's new prime minister.

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Opinion: Expect no changes on the Karabakh issue in the next year or two

17 April 2018

On Karabakh, neither the domestic situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan, nor the regional and international context, is favorable for any breakthrough, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed

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Tense situation as protests continue in Yerevan

16 April 2018

Protestors gathered at various points in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Monday (16 April) to protest against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister of Armenia.

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Monday commentary: Can absolute power become “political will”?

16 April 2018

How, and for what purpose, will the newly empowered leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan use their now nearly absolute powers? And more specifically how will they do so in the context of the Karabakh conflict and conflict resolution process, asks Dennis Sammut in this commentary.

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International community calls on Armenia to protect rights of peaceful protesters

Police and demonstrators clash in Yerevan

Azerbaijani civilian killed in Karabakh conflict zone

Ilham Aliyev sworn in as president of Azerbaijan for fourth term

Armenian soldier killed by landmine in Karabakh

Armenian parliament chooses Serzh Sargsyan as the next prime minister

Opinion: Expect no changes on the Karabakh issue in the next year or two

Tense situation as protests continue in Yerevan

Monday commentary: Can absolute power become “political will”?