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[301🇦🇲 @301arm]

BREAKING: Armenia's National Assembly has passed legislation barring many Armenian citizens living abroad from voting in future parliamentary elections and national referendums.

Under the new law, only Armenian citizens who have lived in Armenia for at least 366 of the previous 730 days, assessed 48 days before election day, will be eligible to vote in parliamentary elections and national referendums.

The new requirement will exclude many labor migrants, seasonal workers, Armenians employed abroad, and tens of thousands of diaspora Armenians who retain Armenian citizenship but spend much of the year outside Armenia.

The legislation was introduced days after Civil Contract failed to secure a constitutional majority in the June 7 parliamentary elections and was approved by the National Assembly less than a month later. Throughout the campaign, members of the ruling party repeatedly highlighted Armenian citizens traveling from Russia to vote.

For years, Armenia's electoral system allowed all Armenian citizens to participate in parliamentary elections and national referendums regardless of where they lived. Only after the June 7 elections did the ruling party move to impose a residency requirement, prompting accusations that the changes are politically motivated.

According to the bill's authors, Armenian citizenship alone should not be sufficient to participate in parliamentary elections and national referendums, arguing that voters should maintain a meaningful connection to Armenia through long-term physical residence in the country.

The measure marks one of the most significant changes to Armenia's electoral law since independence, fundamentally redefining which Armenian citizens are eligible to participate in parliamentary elections and national referendums.

[Alison Tahmizian Meuse @AliTahmizian]

Why is Pashinyan flying to Iran on his chief oligarch's commercial airline?

Not buying the inevitable gaslighting excuses. This is so wrong.

As degrading to Armenia's image abroad as wearing that ridiculous white hat on a trip to a state *funeral* and his Qərbi Azərbaycan pin.

[Alison Tahmizian Meuse @AliTahmizian]

Gosh I wonder why. All the experts™️ claim Azerbaijan has nothing to do with the Armenian Genocide.

[Alison Tahmizian Meuse @AliTahmizian]

Protesters rally against Ursula @vonderleyen in Yerevan

"The EU stands with pashinyan, NOT Armenia — we clearly see that."

Placards of Armenia's political prisoners include leaders of an opposition party blocked from parliament by cancelled electoral stations and Hayaqve mov't

[301🇦🇲 @301arm]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Yerevan on a working visit following her trip to Azerbaijan. This marks her second visit to Armenia in the past three months.

Her previous visit was in early May, when she attended the European Political Community summit and the first ever EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan.

[raffihamparian @raffihamparian]

PROFITING FROM GENOCIDE:

Nothing to see here. Nothing at all.

Just John E. Sununu watching the value of his financial stake in Anglo Asian Mining ($AAZ) rocket more than 570% — from roughly 58 GBX to nearly 390 GBX per share (London Stock Exchange), after Azerbaijan launched mining operations on lands it ethnically cleansed of its 150,000 indigenous Christian Armenians, on September 19, 2023.

According to U.S. Senate financial disclosure forms, he owns between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 worth of Anglo Asian stock.

Anglo Asian Mining purchased the “rights” to mine Nagorno Karabakh - rights that it could not exercise as long as Armenians remained on this land.

[HayWire @HayWire_X]

🗺️🇦🇲 828 years ago, in 1198, Prince Levon II of the Rubenid dynasty was crowned King of Cilician Armenia, officially establishing the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

Cilician Armenia left a deep and lasting Armenian legacy in southern Anatolia.

[Horizon Armenian Media @HorizonWeekly]

Nikol Pashinyan says Yerevan sees no need to respond to Israel’s official recognition of the Armenian Genocide, arguing that Armenia should avoid entering what he described as the “weaponization” of the issue.

The position is striking. Israel’s recognition comes after decades of hesitation and follows a unanimous government decision backed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

While the timing is clearly linked to Israel’s worsening relations with Turkey, Armenia’s silence raises questions. A measured response could have welcomed the long overdue recognition while making clear that the Armenian Genocide must never be reduced to a diplomatic tool.

Instead, the Armenian government has chosen not to publicly acknowledge a decision of major historical and political significance.

[Zartonk Media @ZartonkMedia]

Beloved Armenian Singer Raisa Mkrtchyan Passes Away at 84 🇦🇲
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Raisa Mkrtchyan, the People's Artist of Armenia whose voice defined the golden age of Armenian song, has passed away at the age of 84. The news was announced by Artur Ispiryan, Director of the Public Radio Archive.

She was born on February 25, 1942, in the city of Sevan, and her path into music began with a classical foundation. She studied at the Romanos Melikyan Music College in Yerevan before entering the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where she trained in the piano department from 1963 to 1968. Even as a student, she was already performing, lending her voice to youth pop orchestras and stepping toward the career that would soon make her a household name across the republic.

In 1968, Mkrtchyan became a soloist with the Variety Orchestra of the Armenian State Committee for Television and Radio, a position that placed her at the center of Armenian musical life for decades to come. She became the first performer of songs by some of the most celebrated composers the nation has produced, including Arno Babajanian, Konstantin Orbelyan, Alexander Ajemian, Edgar Balyan, and Martin Vardazaryan. Her rich repertoire would grow to feature the works of Robert Amirkhanyan, Alexey Ekimyan, Melik Mavisakalyan, Nikolai Petrov, Murad Kajlayev, and others, spanning the finest of Armenian and Soviet-era composition.

Over the course of her career, she recorded more than 400 songs. A significant portion of that immense body of work remains preserved in the Golden Collection of Armenia's Public Radio and Television archives, a living record of a voice that audiences came to know across generations. Her performances reached far beyond Armenia's borders, including appearances at New York's Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera, bringing Armenian song to diaspora communities and international audiences alike.

In 2006, Mkrtchyan was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia, the highest recognition of her standing in the nation's cultural life. She was also a recipient of the Movses Khorenatsi Medal and the 1st Class Order "For Services to the Homeland," honors reflecting a lifetime of contribution to Armenian culture.

Her work as a performer was matched by her devotion to the next generation. Beginning in 2002, she taught at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, passing her experience and artistry to the young musicians who would carry the tradition forward. In that role, as on every stage she touched, she shaped the sound of Armenian music well beyond her own performances.

Raisa Mkrtchyan was one of the brightest and most beloved figures of the Armenian pop scene, an artist whose distinctively stylish performances became an enduring part of the nation's musical heritage. Her career symbolized an entire era, and the warmth and sincerity she brought to every song secured her place among the voices that defined what it means to sound Armenian.

[Council of Permanence @coun_permanence]

Inflation exposes the flaws in Pashinyan's borrow-and-spend economy...

[Funny turkic people @V80935]

Pashinyan: "Please, figure out how can we replace over 60% of our trade with Russia, when EU is only interested in making Armenia another "Ukrainian" cannon fodders without picking up ANY of those lost trades. Please save my manipulative turkish pleasing ass."

[ELENI THEOCHAROUS @THEOCHAROUSE]

When leaders begin blaming their own Diaspora instead of confronting aggression, they are not removing obstacles to peace-they are removing the last guardians of national memory!

[jagadakir @jagadakir]

Pashinyan using election “victory” to justify full suppression of everything Artsakh, and appeasement of Aliyev.

This is for the ignorant nikolakans who think who blame anyone but pashinyan for the loss of Artsakh…

[Alphanews Armenian Network @AlphaNewsAM]

Fierce battles are underway in Yerevan against the Artsakh flag: two members of the ARF Youth Union have been detained
This is not just another incident; it is yet another attack on our national symbols.
The struggle against the Artsakh flag is, in reality, a struggle against Armenian memory, history, and values, and it best reveals the anti-national character of the current authorities.
ARF Armenia Youth Union

[301🇦🇲 @301arm]

Yerevan authorities have erased a mural honoring Haykaz Mkrtchyan, who defended Armenia during Azerbaijan's July 2020 attack on Tavush and later gave his life in the 2020 Artsakh War.

The mural, located in the underpass of the Armenian State University of Economics, is the latest memorial dedicated to a fallen Armenian soldier to disappear from public space, fueling concerns about the gradual erasure of the generation that fought and died defending Armenia and Artsakh.

Haykaz took part in the defense of Tavush during the July 2020 clashes and later joined the front lines during the 2020 Artsakh War. He was wounded in battle and ultimately gave his life defending the homeland. He is buried at Yerablur Military Pantheon.

Supporters of the removal point to municipal regulations governing murals and graffiti, arguing that public artwork requires official approval. However, the removal of Haykaz Mkrtchyan's mural cannot be viewed in isolation.

In recent years, memorials, murals, and public tributes dedicated to those who fought and died defending Armenia and Artsakh have increasingly disappeared from public spaces. While authorities may cite administrative procedures, the result is the steady disappearance of visible reminders of a generation that carried the burden of war and made the ultimate sacrifice.

This process has unfolded alongside years of rhetoric from Pashinyan directed at Artsakh, the Artsakh movement, and the displaced Armenians of Artsakh. Since the loss of Artsakh, Pashinyan has repeatedly argued that Armenia must move beyond the logic of the Artsakh movement and has made remarks that many Artsakh Armenians view as dismissive of their struggle, sacrifice, and displacement.

Against that backdrop, the removal of memorials dedicated to fallen soldiers carries significance beyond questions of municipal procedure.

For many Armenians, these murals are not simply public artwork. They are memorials that preserve the names, faces, and stories of those who fought and died defending the homeland.

Haykaz Mkrtchyan's mural was a reminder of a young Armenian who stood in defense of his country and ultimately gave his life for it. Today, that reminder has been erased from the wall where it once stood.

The concern many Armenians express is not that a mural was removed. It is that, piece by piece, the public memory of the generation that fought for Armenia and Artsakh is being removed with it.

[Sputnik Armenia 🇦🇲 @SputnikArm]

🇦🇲🇹🇷🇦🇿 Armenia expects its borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan to be opened by 2030, Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan told foreign journalists in Brussels.

According to Kostanyan, the opening of the borders would help transform the South Caucasus into a key transit and connectivity hub linking Europe and Central Asia.

[Brian Berletic @BrianJBerletic]

🇺🇸🇷🇺NEW VIDEO: The Quiet Capture of Armenia: The Secret War the US Wages Beyond Armed Conflict (& How to Stop it)

On YouTube: https://t.co/rM8F4Opyjv

"The admitted election interference and political capture of these nations by the United States spanning the entire 21st century has changed the global geopolitical map in Washington’s favor. Yet this process still remains a poorly understood, under-reported, yet an incredibly powerful US tool in its pursuit of primacy and its “insuring no rivals develop.”

Nations like Russia and China are clearly aware of this US method of infiltrating and capturing the political, educational, cultural, and informational space of targeted nations along their respective peripheries and beyond - leading to the subsequent hijacking and transformation of these nations’ military and economic power from serving self-preservation to serving as self-destructive proxies aimed at both nations.

Both nations through government and media programs have published reports and documentaries detailing the process - but often long after US success.

Unfortunately, the state media of both nations have repeatedly failed to “get ahead” of US infiltration and subversion - often with both Russian and Chinese state media simply repeating Western media narratives depicting protests organized by the US as “pro-democracy” or “anti-corruption” movements - thus amplifying US information warfare."

[Karabakh Records @KarabakhRecords]

An Armenian fan from Argentina attended the Argentina vs. Austria match at the 2026 #FIFA World Cup in Dallas with the flag of Artsakh.

Gago Ananyan explained to a journalist from an #Argentine TV channel that #Artsakh is occupied by Azerbaijan, and that the flag is a reminder that Armenians must reclaim their historical lands.

[Karina Karapetyan @KarinaKarapety8]

#Azerbaijan's actively promoting its fake narrative. A festival on the non–existent theme "The Heritage of Western 🇦🇿 - a return to historical roots" was held in Goygol district (Khanlar). It's organized by the so-called "community of Western 🇦🇿" with the the district officials.

[Karina Karapetyan @KarinaKarapety8]

Today, former President of #Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan is 69 y.o.
He's been illegally held in 🇦🇿captivity since the fall of 2023. In Feb. 2026, as a result of a sham trial, he's was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Freedom for Arkady Ghukasyan! Freedom for all Armenian hostages!