Pashinyan’s Vendetta: The Weaponization of State Power
Op-ed by Karen Harutyunyan, editor-in-chief Today, shortly after midnight, the Armenian court ordered…
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Category: democracy watch
Countering Foreign Interference or Undermining Democratic Norms? The Case of Samvel Karapetyan
By Tigran Grigoryan and Aram Tadevosyan On June 17, Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan,…
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Assault on the Church: A Growing Danger to Rights and Democratic Values
By Aram Tadevosyan Democracy Watch – On May 29, during a government session, Prime Minister Nikol…
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State-Sponsored Hate: How Armenia’s Ruling Party and Pro-Government Media Target Karabakh Refugees
By Tigran Grigoryan and Aram Tadevosyan Following the March 29 rally organized by displaced Artsakh…
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Media Under Attack: The Spread of Hostile Political Rhetoric in Armenia
By Tigran Grigoryan On March 26, Armenia’s National Assembly became the stage for two troubling incidents…
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Torture at Police Station and Zero Charges: The Case of Tigran Ulubabyan
By Aram Tadevosyan #Democracy Watch – On March 17, lawyer Roman Yeritsyan posted on Facebook about…
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Armenia’s Local Elections: When the Government Influences the Outcomes
By Tatév Ghazaryan Since the political shifts of 2018, Armenia has seen a surge in local democratic…
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Sexism, Stereotypes, and Insults: Armenia’s Ruling Party’s Troubling Rhetoric
By Tigran Grigoryan In recent weeks, the rhetoric of Armenian politicians, particularly within the ruling…
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The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Armenia’s civil society and media
By Tigran Grigoryan As anticipated, the new Trump presidency is creating serious challenges for civil…
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When Accountability Fails: ANIF’s Troubling Legacy
By Tigran Grigryan Hetq’s recent investigation revealed that on May 4, 2023, the Armenian government…
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