August, 2015

• 26 August

  

  Armenian Man Fatally Stabs Sleeping Wife

  Resident of the village of Geghadir in the Armenian Aragatsotn province, Gevorg Galoyan, 55, fatally stabbed his wife, Gayane Grigoryan, 52, on Tuesday evening while she was asleep, the press service of the RA Police...
• 26 August

  

  Yerevan Court Dismisses Administrative Suit Against Ministry of Nature Protection

  “[Our suit] did not simply ask that the mine be audited; we demanded that the results of these inspections be published which has not been done. Even if inspections were launched, they were later terminated...
• 25 August

  

  Defendants Do Not Show Up For Trial in Karabakh War Veteran’s Murder Case

  At the next hearing the court will also consider the motion by the representative of the victim's legal successor, Tanya Melkumyan, to conduct a third forensic medical examination with the participation of an independent foreign expert...
• 25 August

  

  Prosecution Demands 14 Years for Supporter of Armenian Political Prisoners

  At the same time, Armenak Kyureghyan said the petition to sentence his son to 14 years of imprisonment was a politically motivated decision, which for him was not a surprise at all. The defendant's father expressed the hope that...
• 25 August

  

  Armenian Government Intentionally Prevents Inspections in Teghut Mine, Environmentalist Claims

  The defendant, however, refused to provide any more information, claiming that the inspections have been suspended by the government's decision. Following the issuance of the complaint...