Catholicos before the court. Verdict in Baku. New charge brought against Tsarukyan Alpha News Room 06.08.2026

Today in Alpha News Room:

🔹 Tomorrow the Catholicos of All Armenians will appear in court: AGBU and human rights defenders demand an end to the prosecution

🔹 Strong Armenia party leader sharply condemns authorities’ actions against the Church and ENA

🔹 Strong Armenia faction to boycott tomorrow’s parliamentary session, will be at the courthouse in Etchmiadzin

🔹 Baku Court of Appeal upholds sentences against former leaders of the Republic of Artsakh

🔹 A political process aimed at getting the case heard by international bodies: message from David Ishkhanyan, sent from prison

🔹 ENA to become state property: at a government meeting, Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister, announces the company’s transfer into trust management

🔹 Criminal cases surrounding the “Multi Group” company: Artur Dallakyan arrested

🔹 New charge brought against Gagik Tsarukyan, and Kentron TV channel fined

🔹 Aram Vardevanyan, candidate for parliamentary vice-speaker from the Strong Armenia faction, addresses the National Assembly, speaking about his return to politics and his reasons for accepting Samvel Karapetyan’s proposal

🔹 Opposition expects authorities to support Aram Vardevanyan’s candidacy

🔹 Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister, takes part in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session in Kyrgyzstan

🔹 Trade turnover between Russia and Armenia has sharply declined: Alexey Overchuk

🔹 The path traveled by the Civil Contract party and the conduct of Hayk Konjoryan give no hope for maintaining political integrity: Mesrop Manukyan

🔹 Trying to replace the Russian market with the European one is a utopia: Alexey Bobrovsky

🔹 As long as Pashinyan remains in power, Armenia-Russia relations will keep deteriorating: Mikhail Khazin

🔹 Did Putin warn Pashinyan three years ago? Alexey Overchuk reveals details of Armenian-Russian relations: Beniamin Matevosyan

🔹 Ruben Rubinyan holds phone call with Valentina Matviyenko

🔹 Artur “Mister X” on cultural degradation in Armenia, the crisis of values, and ways to overcome them