November 16, 2023

The convicted murderer of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink has been released on parole after serving 16 years in prison, Ermeni Haber reports.   According to the report, the murderer Ogun Samast was paroled for good conduct.   In 2011, Samast was sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink.    He…

Armenia has not formally requested withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov said, Interfax reports.   “No official statements have been received from the Armenian leadership, including by the organization. No statements on Armenia’s withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization have been made. No documents…