  Convicts now outnumber detainees in Armenia: minister January 12, 2026 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan has announced a major shift in Armenia’s prison demographics, describing it as a “historic” development over the past five years. For the first time in recent years, the number of convicted prisoners has surpassed that of pretrial detainees. “As of today, we have 24 more convicts than detainees. In the past five years, we’ve never seen this. The number of detainees was always higher. This is a highly positive indicator,” Galyan said, according to Radar Armenia. She expressed hope that as legal proceedings accelerate, the gap will widen further in favor of convicted inmates, signaling improved judicial efficiency.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
