Hybrid Operation: How Two “Rival” Hacking Groups Are Manufacturing a Cyberwar Against Armenia As the June 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections approach, a sophisticated hybrid operation with the signs of cyberactivities, attacks…

As the June 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections approach, a sophisticated hybrid operation with the signs of cyberactivities, attacks against critical infrastructure and FIMI operation has emerged in the digital shadows.
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Samvel Karapetyan's Virtual Army Of Supporters • media.am On February 18, 2026, 17 Facebook pages were created to systematically promote counter-propaganda against the Armenian government, specifically targeting Nikol Pashinyan and his family. These pages ai...

17 Facebook pages were created to systematically promote counter-propaganda against the Armenian government, specifically targeting Nikol Pashinyan and his family. These pages aimed to create an illusion of support for businessman Samvel Karapetyan media.am/en/verified/...

Survey: Residents of Armenia | February 2026
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Undecideds Swing New Poll Numbers: Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections Take Shape Listen to the AI generated audio article.  Your browser does not support the audio element. As Armenia prepares for the

Undecideds Swing New Poll Numbers: Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections Take Shape
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Propaganda In “Foreign” Packaging: Who Are the Figures Behind Pro-Kremlin Narratives About Armenia? • media.am One tactic employed by Russian state propaganda is to enlist Western journalists and bloggers to disseminate its narratives. Often, information reported by foreign journalists mirrors the Russian agen...

Propaganda In “Foreign” Packaging: Who Are the Figures Behind Pro-Kremlin Narratives About Armenia?
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Political Advertising On Facebook And Instagram: Expenditures Up • media.am As the elections draw closer, political actors are increasingly utilizing social media for their campaigns. Meta’s platforms, particularly Facebook and Instagram, remain the most visited and most heav...

Political Advertising On Facebook And Instagram: Expenditures Up
...Since June 2022 a total of $262,496 has been spent on advertising targeting Armenia on Meta.
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Armenia swaps two Syrian mercenaries for four Armenians held in Azerbaijan - CIVILNET By Alexander Pracht Azerbaijan has released four Armenian captives, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Wednesday. “Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, Vigen Euljekjyan and Vagif Khachatry...

Armenia swaps two Syrian mercenaries for four Armenians held in Azerbaijan
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Disinformation Campaigns Target The EU–Armenia Agenda • media.am On December 2, the “Strategic Agenda for the Armenia-EU Partnership” was signed at the sixth meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council. At a press conference held that same day, Kaja Kallas, the E...

Disinformation Campaigns Target The EU–Armenia Agenda
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Conspiracy Claims About Armenia's AI Processing Center from a Kremlin-Linked Source - CIVILNET Ani Grigoryan, #CivilNetCheck On December 15, Armenian media outlets circulated a publication claiming that the Firebird artificial intelligence (AI) processing center being built in Armenia could ser...

Conspiracy Claims About Armenia’s AI Processing Center from a Kremlin-Linked Source
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Tracing Disinformation Against Armenia: From Narratives to Organised Networks - CIVILNET Shushan Stepanyan, #CivilNetCheck Against the backdrop of discussions about “hybrid warfare” and external information influence in Armenia, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Forei...

Tracing Disinformation Against Armenia: From Narratives to Organised Networks
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Cybersecurity Threats Facing Armenia In 2026 • media.am In 2025, several significant cybersecurity related events occurred in Armenia. First of all, it is important to note that Armenia has finally adopted the Law on Cybersecurity and other related legisla...

Cybersecurity Threats Facing Armenia In 2026
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There Is No Evidence Supporting A Link Between Vaccines And Autism • media.am On November 20, Facebook user Nek Grigoryan wrote that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is officially revising its stance regarding vaccines and autism. He mentioned that the CD...

"CDC has revised its statements on the supposed link between vaccines and autism. Yet the change made by the agency is itself problematic. The assertion that the U.S. CDC shapes global health policy is misleading."
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Russia's disinformation campaign in Armenia gains momentum – DW – 11/30/2025 Russia is ramping up a disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Armenia's West-leaning government ahead of a parliamentary election in June 2026.

Russia's disinformation campaign in Armenia gains momentum
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Claims By The Prigozhin Foundation About Armenia’s Prison System Lack Evidence • media.am On November 19, an organization known as the “Foundation for the Fight Against Injustice” published a detailed article claiming that the true number of people arrested in Armenia exceeds 24,000. The a...

Claims By The Prigozhin Foundation About Armenia’s Prison System Lack Evidence
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Rally in the center of #Yerevan against air pollution
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Armenia–Azerbaijan: What Governments Have Requested From Social Media Platforms • media.am Azerbaijan submitted requests at a rate four times higher than Armenia on Tiktok, mentioning content 15 times more frequently.

Armenia–Azerbaijan: What Governments Have Requested From Social Media Platforms
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How a forged France 24 report fueled a radioactive lie concerning France-Armenia relations Forged media, impersonated reporters, and coordinated online networks drove a nuclear hoax targeting Armenia.

How a forged France 24 report fueled a radioactive lie concerning France-Armenia relations
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Russian Information Channels In Armenia: From TV To Telegram • media.am Starting in 2026, films shown in Armenian cinemas must be either dubbed or subtitled in the Armenian language. This proposal aims to address the current situation in which internationally distributed ...

Countering Russian media influence in Armenia will require measures beyond simply regulating broadcast channels....
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Doppelgänger․ Information Campeign Against Armenia • media.am Since 2022, the Doppelgänger method has been widely used in Europe to clone reputable media websites and spread disinformation through them. Beginning in 2025, similar disinformation campaigns have al...

Doppelgänger․ Information Campeign Against Armenia
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An Unlikely Road to Peace in the South Caucasus How common cause against Russia enabled an American deal.

An Unlikely Road to Peace in the South Caucasus.
How Common Cause Against Russia Enabled an American Deal:
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New poll in Armenia from International Republican Institute:
Do you support or oppose the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
29%-strongly support
33%-strongly oppose
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Russia’s Election Interference Playbook Listen to the article.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Inside a modest building just off Arshakunyants Avenue

Inside a modest building just off Arshakunyants Avenue in Yerevan, the Media Initiatives Center office, home to the mediadotam newsroom, doesn’t look like the front line of a digital battleground.
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Pro-Kremlin actors push multilingual biolab hoax targeting Armenia Fabricated claims about the United States operating biolabs in Armenia were spread through a coordinated campaign across Telegram, fringe sites, and social media.

A Kremlin-linked disinformation campaign is targeting Armenians with a fabricated narrative about US-backed biolabs conducting secret military experiments on civilians.
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Armenia Cybersecurity Threat Landscape 2024 - Բազմակողմանի տեղեկատվության ինստիտուտ This report provides an updated overview of key cyber threats facing Armenia, including mercenary spyware, phishing, DDoS attacks, website hacks, RATs.

Armenia Cybersecurity Threat Landscape 2024: mercenary spyware, phishing, DDoS attacks, website hacks, remote access trojans (RATs), and insider threats – and examines significant incidents, trends in cybercrime and statesponsored attacks
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"Goodbye, Armenia": The Armenian-Russian Relations Crisis on Telegram • media.am Russian Telegram channels have generally suggested that improving relations with the US and EU will not yield positive outcomes for Armenia.

“Goodbye, Armenia”: The Armenian-Russian Relations Crisis on Telegram
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Iranians crossing the Armenian border at Agarak checkpoint..

Russia’s Voice Was The Loudest On “EU Accession Law” • media.am A shared perspective among all three news outlets was the belief that Russia is the sole source of security and economic growth for Armenia.

We analyzed 3 Armenian news websites and focused on their content regarding “EU Accession Law”.
A shared perspective among all three news outlets was the belief that Russia is the sole source of security and economic growth for Armenia.
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The Armenian Refugee Who Photographed a Defining Era of European Migration Listen to the article.  Your browser does not support the audio element. The archives of Studio Rex bear witness to

The Armenian Refugee Who Photographed a Defining Era of European Migration
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Coinciding Agendas: Russian and Azerbaijani Media Narratives Target EU Mission • media.am The narratives created in pro-government media of Russia and Azerbaijan regarding the EU monitoring mission in Armenia are largely similar.

In this study, we aimed to determine the extent to which the positions of Russia and Azerbaijan regarding the Eropean Union Mission in Armenia align, as well as the narratives each side propagates regarding the mission’s activities.
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Caucasus Barometer 2024 Armenia survey.
Friends of Armenia: France-37%, Russia-14%...
Enemies: Azerbaijan-56%, Turkey-28%, Russia- 10%
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