Harutyunyan

MEMORANDUM

Karine Harutyunyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to remand and dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s denial of a motion to remand for abuse of discretion, Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir.2005), and findings of fact for substantial evidence, Ali v. Holder, 637 F.3d 1025, 1028-29 (9th Cir.2011). We deny the petition for review.

1. Substantial evidence supports the immigration judge’s denial of relief. Ha-rutyunyan’s testimony was inconsistent in many important respects with other evidence, including her prior statements. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 973 (9th Cir.2011) (“Material alterations in the applicant’s account of persecution are sufficient to support an adverse credibility finding.”). Harutyunyan lacked basic knowledge about the beliefs and activities of the organization she was allegedly persecuted for assisting. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d…