Armenianswho want to emigrate are paying up to $1500 to justice ministryofficials have their passport nationality changed from "Armenian"to "Jewish," Golos Armenii reported August 16.

Formal legal proceedings began August7 in Erevan against 11 members of the alleged Dro secret organization,said to form part of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation(Dashnaksutyun)... MORE

Armenia's National Security Ministryannounced August 4 that 14 individuals arrested since July 28,mostly members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaksutyun)and led by Vahan Hovanessian, one... MORE

Armenianhuman rights activist Paruir Hairikian called on all oppositionparties to unite in selecting a single candidate to oppose incumbentLevon Ter-Petrosyan in next year's presidential vote,... MORE

Azerbaijaniparliament speaker Rasul Guliyev said on Baku television July30 that Baku would like to settle the Karabakh conflict by peacefulmeans, but "if the aggressor does... MORE

Armenia'sNational Security Agency arrested the leadership of the ArmenianRevolutionary Federation (Dashnak) July 29, Noyan Tapan news agencyreported. The government said that those arrested were involvedin... MORE

Azerbaijani foreign minister Hassan Hassanov dismissed as"absurd" Armenian reports that Baku has agreed to cedecontrol of Nakhichevan to Turkey, Interfax reported July 24. Heacknowledged that... MORE

The Armenian RevolutionaryFederation Dashnaktsutiun, which Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosianhas accused of terrorism and which he banned until July 13, isstill waiting for government permission to... MORE

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Azerbaijanipresident Heydar Aliyev's suggestion that Turkey should take controlof Nakhichevan violates two 1921 treaties and cannot be permitted,Armenian parliamentary expert Larissa Alaverdian told the NoyanTapan... MORE