Lifers in Nubarashen Prison Restart Hunger Strike

As many as 40 inmates of Yerevan's Nubarashen penitentiary serving life sentences have once again gone on an open ended hunger strike; the convicts demand that their cases be reviewed, local Hraparak daily reports.

Recall, more than 50 Nubarashen lifers had started a joint hunger strike back in October and submitted a 10-point petition to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The inmates, among others, were demanding revision of their cases, implementation of functioning parole and amnesty systems for lifers. The protesters had ended the hunger strike on October 16, waiting fruitlessly for fulfillment of their demands.