January, 2014

• 16 January

  

  Defense Minister Claims Lack of Evidence of Torture in Soldier’s Case

  In the case of military conscript Mher Khlghatyan, 18, who was taken to the Central Military Hospital in Yerevan, criminal proceedings have been...
• 16 January

  

  Father of Killed Armenian Soldier to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights

  The Court of Cassation struck down the appeal by Artur Sakunts, representing Vano Varyan, the father of army conscript Tigran Varyan who died...
• 15 January

  

  Jehovah’s Witnesses Claim Yerevan City Hall Discriminated on Religious Grounds

  The Administrative Court on Tuesday examined the case of Jehovah's Witnesses v. Yerevan City Hall.
• 15 January

  

  Opposition MP Visits Those Detained in Clashes with Police on Nov. 5

  MP Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday visited the Hospital for Detainees, and the Vardashen and Nubarashen penitentiaries, where he met with 13 people...
• 14 January

  

  Family Visits Shant Harutyunyan, Who Urges Public to Take to the Streets and ‘Seize Freedom’

  "His condition was normal. We spoke about a lot of things; some things he was familiar with, some, he wasn't. He hasn't seen much of what...
• 14 January

  

  Family Hopes to Communicate with Armenian POW on His 23rd Birthday

  The family of military conscript Hakob Injighulyan, who has been held captive in Azerbaijan for almost 6 months, last heard news about their son on Nov. 25.
• 14 January

  

  Don’t Exult from Armenian Opposition Forces Uniting, Cautions Analyst

  What's important at the Jan. 18 rally against the proposed pension reforms is the participation of the citizens who initiated it and...
• 14 January

  

  Ban on Family Visits for Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Lifted

  The ban on family visits placed on imprisoned political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his fellow activists, all of whom were detained on Nov. 5...
• 14 January

  

  After Deliberating for 3 Hours, Court Prolongs Karabakh War Veteran’s Detention

  The investigator's request to postpone Karabakh War veteran, Reserve Colonel Volodya Avetisyan's pre-trial detention by two months...
• 13 January

  

  Armenian MP’s Relative Destroyed Yezidi Cemetery to Build Winery: Sinjar

  Seryozha Grigoryan, a close relative of Republican Party of Armenia MP Hrant Grigoryan, destroyed the old Yazidi cemetery of Myasnikyan village....