Samson Martirosyan

Samson Martirosyan is a journalist based in Armenia. He writes on social justice, regional and domestic politics, and human rights.

As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Nagorno-Karabakh, some question why the UN isn’t doing more to help

By Thomas Rowley and Samson Martirosyan

/ 25 Sep 2023

Armenia’s reform government recently introduced a flat income tax. Critics say a new property tax could hit people on low incomes hard.

By Samson Martirosyan

/ 23 Jun 2020

This week’s elections to Yerevan city council have been markedly fairer than previous years — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t intrigue.

/ 26 Sep 2018