July, 2014

• 21 July

  

  EU Welcomes Turkey Constitutional Court Rulings on Hrant Dink, Hate Speech Cases

  The European Union welcomed two recent rulings of the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding hate speech on the grounds of sexual orientation and...
• 21 July

  

  Azerbaijani Journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov’s Only Crime: Reporters Without Borders

  Reporters Without Borders is outraged to learn that a Baku court extended journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov’s pre-trial detention for another four months on...
• 21 July

  

  Former Presidential Candidate Seeks Compensation for Assassination Attempt

  Union for National Self-Determination party leader, Soviet dissident, and former presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan is seeking compensation in the amount of...
• 21 July

  

  What is State Security Without People? Human Rights Activist on Volodya Avetisyan Case

  "The two incidents in the past two weeks — Azerbaijanis' incursion into Armenia and sentencing Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan (pictured) to 6 years in prison...
• 21 July

  

  Territories of Vital Importance Must be Saved Through Rioting: Artur Sakunts

  According to head of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts, the only way to fight is that which Garni residents are doing; that is, through rioting...
• 21 July

  

  Turkey May Create Free Trade Zone with Eurasian Customs Union: RIA Novosti

  "We have discussed the possible forms of cooperation, including the formation of a free trade zone between the Customs Union and Turkey...
• 21 July

  

  My Protest was Act of Revenge Against the Trial: Hayk Kyureghyan

  Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, is convinced that the majority of the public, if it doesn't encourage his act then...
• 19 July

  

  Iravunq Newspaper Continues to Preach Hate: Letter to Media Organizations

  Despite its name, local newspaper Iravunq (the right) does not aspire to protect human rights, presenting viewpoints that segregate and split society.
• 18 July

  

  Suspected of Killing Soldier in Karabakh, Fellow Conscript Arrested

  On suspicion of murdering 20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan at around 7 am on July 18 at the combat position of one of the military units of...
• 18 July

  

  Police Officer Provoked Me, Calling Me ‘Turkish Agent’: Political Activist on Trial

  The defense in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends said in court today that the testimony of police officer Gegham Khachatryan...