ArmInfo. As part of the 15th round of the Human Rights Dialogue, the European Union (EU)  encouraged Armenia to improve detention conditions, including by  addressing the overcrowding in several penitentiary institutions and  expanding the scope of alternative measures to pre-trial detention. 

ArmInfo. Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the "Mother Armenia" party, who is currently under arrest, has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan.

ArmInfo.Lawyer Zaruhi Postanjyan  has formally brought to the attention of the Russian Ambassador to Armenia, the Head of the European Union Delegation, and the U.S.  Ambassador to Armenia, her concerns regarding the Armenian  government's use of arrest as a tool to suppress socio-political  processes.

ArmInfo.Yerevan is set to host the FIBA U16 European Championship, Division C, taking place from July 4 to July 12, 2026. This marks the first time Armenia has served as the host country for this age category. 

ArmInfo.A group of citizens affected by cybercrime and financial fraud held a protest outside the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia, demanding the resignation of its head, Artur Poghosyan.

ArmInfo.Ahead of the 10th International Francophonie Sports and Cultural Games, which will be held in Armenia in 2027, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports  (MESC) and the magazine "Le Courrier d'Erevan."

ArmInfo. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to launch a new AMD 5 billion floating-rate bond issuance in the Armenian capital market, reaffirming its commitment to supporting the development of local currency financing and deepening Armenia’s financial markets.

ArmInfo.  In her work "Eastern Reflections," Anzhela Simonyan, an Armenian Turkologist and researcher of Turkey's military-industrial complex, described how  Azerbaijan is rewriting Yerevan's history and trying to convince  people that the Armenian cultural legacy is nothing more than a myth.

ArmInfo.  Colonel Edik Maloyan, a combat veteran in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict zone and a cavalryman awarded the 1st degree "Combat Cross," has been arrested  for two months. This was reported to Armenian media by the  Investigative Committee of Armenia.  Roman Javadyan, a defendant in  Colonel Edik Maloyan's case, was also arrested for two months.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities do not intend to reconsider their position on the country's railways, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  to  journalists on July 2, when asked about the possibility of changing  the Armenian government's approach to the railway concession  transferred to Russian Railways, amid restrictions imposed by the  Russian Federation on the supply of Armenian products to the Russian  market.

ArmInfo.Sometimes the best ideas are born not in the office or around the meeting table, but during a break.

ArmInfo.During its July 2 session, the Armenian government officially approved the appointment of Armen Muradyan as the Rector of the Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU).

ArmInfo.Effective July 6, 2026, individuals whose driver's licenses were revoked due to administrative offenses will be eligible to restore their driving  privileges without retaking exams. The decision was made during a  government meeting.

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia has disclosed the reasons for the detention of Colonel Edik Maloyan, a veteran of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and holder of the Order of the Combat Cross, 1st Class.

ArmInfo.Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan received US Charge d'Affaires in Armenia David Allen on the  250th anniversary of the United States' independence, as reported by the press service of the Armenian president.

ArmInfo. Colonel Edik Maloyan, a  veteran of the 44-Day War and recipient of the 1st Class "Combat Cross," has been detained for his desire to live in a strong Armenia.  Narek Karapetyan, a member of the political council of the "Strong  Armenia" bloc, shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  Armenia is currently debating the introduction of a residency requirement (a  "residency census") for participation in national elections. On July  2, during an extraordinary session, the National Assembly began the  first-reading debate on proposed amendments to the Electoral Code. 

ArmInfo.  Introducing a residency requirement in Armenia would be a rollback on democratic norms and the principles of the rule of law. This opinion was expressed by  Armenia's first Human Rights Ombudsman, Larisa Alaverdyan, in an  interview with an ArmInfo correspondent, responding to the amendments  to the Electoral Code initiated by the Armenian authorities to  introduce a residency requirement for voters.

ArmInfo.  Following the Constitutional Court's July 4 verdict on the opposition's appeals  challenging the results of Armenia's parliamentary elections, the  country will enter an unprecedentedly tense period of domestic  politics, according to David Ananyan, a member of the Wings of Unity  party and former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. On July 1, the Administrative Court of Armenia, presided over by Judge Varazdat Mikaelyan, upheld the claim of the Armenian Apostolic Church against  the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was reported by  lawyer Ara Zogryabyan.