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Several large protests are held in Yerevan, Armenia, calling for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign due to Armenia ceding territory to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
2024-06-10

Three gunmen attack the police headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia. Two of the attackers are injured by their grenades, all three gunmen are detained. No casualties are reported.
2024-03-24

Armenia formally requests that Russia withdraws its troops from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, saying that the airport must be served solely by the Armenian Border Guard. The airport has hosted a Russian military presence since 1992.
2024-03-6

Protesters storm a government building in Yerevan, Armenia, to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation.
2021-03-1

Anti-government protesters block streets in the Armenian capital Yerevan, continuing calls for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan. Riot police detain more than 40 protesters.
2020-12-11

At least one person is reportedly killed and others are taken hostage after an armed group seized control of the police headquarters in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia. The gunmen are demanding the release of jailed opposition figure, Jirair Sefilian, according to Armenia's National Security Service.
2016-07-17

Pope Francis, in his first speech upon arrival at the presidential palace of Serzh Sargsyan in the Armenian capital Yerevan, denounces the planned genocide of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago, though the word "genocide" was not included in his prepared speech.
2016-06-24

At least two people are killed and seven are injured following an explosion on a bus in Yerevan, Armenia. The cause of the blast is being investigated.
2016-04-25

Armenian politician Paruyr Hayrikyan is shot in his right clavicle and taken to a hospital in Yerevan, Armenia, during his bid for the presidency.
2013-01-31

Official figures indicate that at least 144 people were injured at an Armenian government campaign event in Yerevan's central square after an explosion during a political rally.
2012-05-4