 Armenia police arrest opposition activist Vazgen Saghatelyan March 23, 2024 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police in Armenia have detained opposition activist, blogger Vazgen Saghatelyan. Saghatelyan is the co-host of the podcast “Imnemnimi”. Earlier on March 22, his co-host Narek Samsonyan was detained. Saghatelyan is the brother of former member of parliament from the Republican Party of Armenia Arman Saghatelyan. The Investigative Committee of Armenia said Samsonyan was detained as part of a criminal case of hooliganism. According to preliminary data, the reason for his detention was insults against the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone  The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
