ArmInfo.  The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 44 to 7 on Wednesday, July 22, to call on Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian hostages, adopting an amendment to H.R. 9087, the House Foreign Service Act. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)-  backed amendment, led by Congressional Armenian Caucus Vice Chair  Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) with the support of Committee Chairman Brian  Mast (R-FL), builds on its favorable consideration by the Committee  on June 10.

ArmInfo.  A complaint has been filed with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the case of former Nagorno-Karabakh state minister and philanthropist Ruben  Vardanyan, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Azerbaijan.  This was stated in a statement by Siranush Sahakyan, attorney and  president of the Center for International and Comparative Law, who  represents Armenian prisoners at the ECHR. Her statement was  published on Vardanyan's official social media pages. Saakyan stated  that the complaint regarding the case of Ruben Vardanyan, a citizen  of the Republic of Armenia currently held in the Umbaki Penitentiary  Complex in Azerbaijan, was filed with the ECHR on July 19, 2026.

ArmInfo. On July 21, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia hosted a mandate-presentation ceremony for deputies of the country's  9th-convocation parliament, which was formed following the regular  parliamentary elections held on June 7.

ArmInfo.  Construction of the Arshakunyants-Isakova road will begin in July of this year. Mayoral Advisor Aneta Babayan announced this at a working meeting of the  Yerevan City Hall on July 20.

ArmInfo. Armenia's birth rate is declining year after year, ass stated by Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan at a regular meeting of the  Public Council.

ArmInfo.  Armenian prisoner of war Ludwig Mkrtchyan, held in Azerbaijani captivity since 2020, is fighting for his life amid deteriorating health. Luciana Minasyan, an  Argentine lawyer of Armenian descent and head of the Buenos Aires  branch of the organization SOAR, reported this on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. On June 7, the Baku Court of Appeals continued its "hearing" the appeals filed by illegally detained Armenian prisoners of war, as reported by  Azerbaijani media.

ArmInfo.  Below is a statement Lilit Galstian, a member of the RA delegation to the OSCE PA representing the opposition faction Armenia, made at the 33rd session of the OSCE  PA in The Hague. 

ArmInfo. Below is a statement by the Armenian National Committee of the United Kingdom (ANC-UK)

ArmInfo.  Representatives Sherman,  McClintock, Chu, Friedman; ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian to  speak as House Foreign Affairs Committee Prepares to Vote on  Sherman-Mast Amendment

ArmInfo. Former Artsakh President Arkady Ghukasyan is celebrating his birthday in a Baku prison.

ArmInfo.A year ago, AraratBank launched a meaningful initiative aimed at giving children with hearing impairments the opportunity to experience the rhythm and magic of music.

ArmInfo. Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Ruben Vardanyan, has announced a new humanitarian initiative aimed at restoring contact between Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan and their families. he full text is provided below:

ArmInfo.  Armenia harshly criticized the meeting between Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev in Dilijan.

ArmInfo The US House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to vote on an ANCA-backed amendment - authored by Congressman Brad Sherman - calling for America to apply diplomatic, economic, legal pressure - including full enforcement of Section 907 - to force Azerbaijan's release of Armenian hostages 

ArmInfo., who is illegally held in an Azerbaijani prison, petitioned the Baku Court of Appeals to find him not guilty and acquit him.

ArmInfo.  The Baku Court of Appeals has begun hearing appeals filed by the defense of Armenian prisoners of war held in an Azerbaijani prison.

ArmInfo. The preventive measure for Imnemnimi podcast co- host Vazgen Saghatelyan has been changed from house arrest to administrative supervision, as reported by Saghatelyan's lawyer, Arsen Babayan. "The court applied administrative supervision as a preventive measure, prohibiting  Vazgen from making public appearances," Babayan wrote on Facebook.

ArmInfo.After a long and arduous struggle, Karen and Karush Oveyan have finally been acquitted, even during the preliminary investigation. This was  announced by lawyer Arsen Babayan.

ArmInfo.In advance of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Armenia, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) welcomes the continued strengthening of U.S.-Armenia relations and sustained high-level engagement between the two countries. At the same time, the Assembly remains deeply concerned by Baku's continued refusal to release all Christian Armenian hostages wrongfully imprisoned in Azerbaijan and urges their immediate and unconditional release.