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238 illegal structures dismantled on 81 plots on Lake Sevan shore

Justice. Photo: Vladimir Pankratov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
Photo: Vladimir Pankratov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, since December 2025, 238 illegally built buildings and structures have been dismantled on 81 plots on the shore of Lake Sevan below the 1,905-metre absolute elevation mark, based on motions filed by the prosecutor. The Sevan National Park state non-commercial organisation has terminated 2 contracts. Among the dismantled structures are the fences and other structures of the mansions of Seyran Ohanyan and Vladimir Gasparyan.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Hetq · 12:10 · Balanced

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), the same minute
Balanced 8 / 14 First: Hetq, 12:10
Opposition 5 / 21 First: Tert.am, 3 min later
Timeline as a list
  1. Hetq (Balanced)
  2. Infocom (Balanced)
  3. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. Aravot (Balanced)
  6. 24news.am (Opposition)
  7. News.am (Opposition)
  8. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  9. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  10. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  11. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  12. Ararat News (Balanced)
  13. Factor (Balanced)
  14. Politik.am (Opposition)
  15. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  16. 1in.am (Balanced)

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