A new independent public initiative, the Commission for the Rights of Politically Persecuted Persons, has been established in Armenia. Its members presented the organization at their first press conference on July 14, stating that following the 2018 change of power, the country saw the systematic subjugation of the judicial system, the suppression of dissent,
The Knesset vote on the resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide has been suspended, JNS reports, citing an Israeli official. In late June, the Israeli government unanimously supported the initiative
While Yerevan seeks to normalize relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan and supports a U.S.-backed transport corridor, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is trying to convince Iran that the project does not threaten its interests, Al-Monitor writes.
OSCE Secretary General, former Turkish Foreign Minister (in 2015), former Turkish Ambassador to Israel (2002-2007), and an ethnic Turk from the town of Görele (Kerasun, Armenian: Կերասուն) in the Armenian province of Hamshen, temporarily occupied by the Republic of Turkey, Feridun Sinirli oglu made a frank confession,
The 21st Century: The Era of Establishing Law and Legality Editorial of the “The Covenant of Ararat” («Ուխտ Արարատի») periodical, No. 1 (15), February – March, 2008, pp. 1-7: “The greatest responsibility for the further civilizational regression of Western
Modern genetics today makes it possible not only to study the origins of peoples but also to reconstruct events that just a few decades ago seemed permanently lost to science. Ancient DNA analysis opens up the opportunity to explore the history of entire regions, establish the origin of populations,
Armenia celebrates Constitution Day on July 5. On this day in 1995, the draft of the country’s Basic Law was submitted to a nationwide referendum. The opposition at the time considered the referendum results falsified, but according to official data, the Constitution was adopted
Modern genetics is increasingly becoming one of the key tools for studying the ancient history of nations. While written sources allow us to look back only a few millennia, DNA analysis makes it possible to trace the origin of a population much deeper and answer questions that have long remained
The Constitutional Court of Armenia has rejected the lawsuit filed by several political parties seeking to invalidate the election results. The ruling was announced by Constitutional Court Chairman Arman Dilanyan. According to the Court’s decision, the Central Election Commission’s Resolution No. 259-A remains in force. The ruling is final and cannot be appealed.
Modern genetic studies do not support the hypothesis of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus regarding the Balkan origin of Armenians, instead demonstrating a multi-millennial genetic continuity of the population of the Armenian Highlands. This was stated by Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Levon Yepiskoposyan during an interactive meeting titled “Genetics in Armenia: Today and Tomorrow” …
