''Haykakan Zhamanak'' ( hy, Հայկական Ժամանակ, ''Armenian Times'') is a daily newspaper in Armenian published in Yerevan, Armenia, since 1999. It is a follow up of the daily newspaper ''Oragir'' (Օրագիր) established in 1998 and shut down by the Armenian government during its clamp-down on opposition. Armenian journalist

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

was the long serving editor-in-chief of ''Haykakan Zhamanak'' from 1999 until 2008, when Pashinyan went underground and then was imprisoned for his political activism․ On December 23, 1999 Pashinyan was beaten by a "gang" of dozen men who were reportedly led by a local businessman who was angered by an article in ''Haykakan Zhamanak'' that accused him of corruption. In 2004

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says tha ...

described the newspaper as "sympathetic to Armenia’s former leadership er-Petrosyan's government is known for its hard-hitting coverage of President Robert Kocharian and his government." With the imprisonment of Pashinyan, the editorial responsibilities passed to his wife

Anna Hakobyan Anna Vachiki Hakobyan ( hy, Աննա Վաչիկի Հակոբյան; born February 1, 1978), is the wife of the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan. She is the editor-in-chief of the ''Haykakan Zhamanak'' (''Armenian Times'' ...

. The paper at that time was affiliated with the minor opposition Democratic Homeland Party, led by former MP Petros Makeyan which had split off from the

Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ...

led

Pan-Armenian National Movement The Pan-Armenian National Movement or Armenian All-national Movement ( hy, Հայոց Համազգային Շարժում, translit=Hayots Hamazgain Sharzhum; HHS) was a political party in Armenia. History The party emerged from the resolution of ...

. Pashinyan was eventually released and was elected to the Armenian parliament and later became Prime Minister of Armenia. Haykakan Zhamanak has been described as Pashinyan's "family newspaper".
"Pashinyan's family newspaper writes that Konstantin Zatulin is forbidden to enter Armenia from now on"

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External links

''Haykakan Zhamanak'' / ''Armenian Times'' website
Newspapers published in Armenia Armenian-language newspapers 1999 establishments in Armenia