ArmInfo. Today, both an Azerbaijani shepherd and an Azerbaijani soldier can cross the Armenian border unhindered, which speaks to the lack of adequate security measures at the state borders. Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia faction, stated this in an interview with journalists on October 23 during the election campaign in Stepanavan.

ArmInfo. Businessman Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party accused the Armenian authorities of attempting to discredit the political party ahead of the local government elections in Stepanavan, Lori Province, scheduled for October 25.

ArmInfo. Intellectuals have demanded transparency in the trial of Mother Armenia party leader Andranik Tevanyan, who is being charged with treason.

ArmInfo. The Armavir Regional Court of First Instance in Armenia has ruled that the claim of Stepan Asatrayan (Aram Asatrayan's father) and Aramayis Tahmazyan (Tade Tahmazyan's father) to invalidate the decision of the Catholicos of All Armenians to depose the aforementioned clergy is not subject to civil review.

ArmInfo. The situation surrounding Arsen Gevorgyan, the opposition Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan, is a classic example of political persecution. This was stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the legal team of Arsen Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan.

ArmInfo. During a meeting with Tbilisi, Prosecutor General of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan and Prosecutor General of Georgia Giorgi Gvarakidze expressed their readiness to continue constructive dialogue and develop cooperation in crime detection, criminal prosecution, legal assistance, and the effective administration of justice.

ArmInfo.  The use of criminal justice tools against political opponents in Armenia cannot be presented as the protection of democracy. Robert Amsterdam, founder and managing partner of Amsterdam&Partners LLP and attorney for the leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, said this while commenting on the arrest of Arsեն Gevorgyan, the "Strong Armenia" candidate for head of the Stepanavan community.

ArmInfo.  The Court of First Instance of the Armavir Region of Armenia, chaired by Judge Edgar Hovhannisyan, rejected the civil suit filed by defrocked monk Arman Saroyan demanding that the Papal decree of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on his removal from the post of Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) be declared invalid and that he be reinstated in this post. This was reported by lawyer Ara Zohrabyan.

ArmInfo. The court has remanded Arsեն Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia candidate for head of the Stepanavan community, in custody for two months, the party’s press service reports.

ArmInfo. Kiosk owners on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan want to receive legally required compensation for their demolished properties. This was stated by attorney Varsik Hovsepyan, who represents the interests of the owners of two kiosks, at a press conference in Yerevan on October 21.

ArmInfo. The detention of Arsen Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia party's mayoral candidate for Stepanavan, is due to the weakness of the current government. This was stated by David Ghazinyan, an MP from the Strong Armenia opposition faction, in a conversation with journalists at the National Assembly.

Arminfo.  The Strong Armenia party called the detention of its supporters in Stepanavan an act of dictatorship and urged residents of the community not to succumb to the pressure exerted by the Armenian authorities and to participate in the vote in the local self-government elections scheduled for October 25.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia confirmed searches in Stepanavan, stating that they are being conducted as part of a criminal investigation and that 14 people have already been detained.

ArmInfo. The defense team of Mother Armenia party leader Andranik Tevanyan has filed a complaint against the extension of his pretrial detention with the Court of Appeals, the Mother Armenia movement reported.

ArmInfo.  As a result of comprehensive operational and investigative measures carried out by Criminal Police officers, more than ten cases of murder preparation were solved in 2025, and eight cases in the first nine months of 2026. This was reported by the press service of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, has demonstrated appropriate procedural conduct since his release from previous arrests, calling into question the need to extend his current one. This was stated in a statement by the office of the second president of Armenia on Facebook.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has been portraying himself as a "defender of the oppressed" facing pressure during local government elections since yesterday evening, after several lengthy posts on his social media accounts on this topic, dropped his mask of virtue and began threatening a family member of an opposition candidate with dismissal.

ArmInfo. The guilty verdict ignored all exculpatory evidence. This was stated by Yerem Sargsyan, the lawyer for the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and well-known businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, in a conversation with journalists after the court hearing.

ArmInfo. Armenia, led by Nikol Pashinyan, is trying to present itself to the world with a "green" agenda, while the opening of the Amulsar mine near the resort town of Jermuk just days earlier is literally the beginning of an environmental disaster. This was written by Lilit Galstyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction, on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. At the initiative of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Anahit Manasyan, and in cooperation with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Management (DCAF), an expanded meeting of the Human Rights Defender's (HRD) Expert Council on the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel was held. The meeting was dedicated to preventing non-combat deaths during military service.