July, 2014

• 18 July

  

  Friends of Karabakh War Veteran Convicted of Fraud Will Meet to Discuss Next Steps

  "The criminal regime couldn't have let him go; they too know well — the judge, his head hung, was mumbling, he didn't know what to say...
• 18 July

  

  Former Prosecutor General Appointed New Position

  Former Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Aghvan Hovsepyan today by a presidential decree was appointed head of the RA Investigative Committee.
• 18 July

  

  Woman Describes How Nightclub Guards Killed Her Karabakh War Veteran Husband: Hraparak

  On July 13, in the yard of no. 114 kindergarten school in the Yerevan district of Nor Nork, several men brutally beat Karabakh War veteran Vardan Tumanyan, 55.
• 18 July

  

  20-Year-old Soldier Fatally Shot: Karabakh Defense Authorities

  20-year-old military conscript Gevorg Avagyan was fatally shot at around 7 am today, reports the Ministry of Defense of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
• 18 July

  

  Karabakh War Veteran Volodya Avetisyan Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud

  A Yerevan courthouse recognized Karabakh War veteran Volodya Avetisyan as guilty of fraud and attempted fraud and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
• 18 July

  

  Man Arrested for Shooting Outside Yerevan Courthouse Recognized as Victim in Police Brutality Case

  Hayk Kyureghyan, who opened fire outside a Yerevan courthouse on June 12, was recognized as a victim in the case of police use of violence against him...
• 17 July

  

  Man Accused of Killing His Wife Asks for Lighter Sentence Because Claims Wife Cheated on Him

  Trying to prove that he is worthy of a lighter sentence, the defendant in court today said that his wife was cheating on him and disgracing him.
• 17 July

  

  Protesting Vardenis Farmers’ Property Frozen Because of Accumulated Debts

  Several dozen farmers from Vardenis held a protest outside the Armenian government building today, demanding a meeting with RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan.
• 17 July

  

  Political Activist on Trial Did Not Apply to Ombudsman’s Office with Request to Provide Counsel

  Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan didn't send a letter to the Armenian Ombudsman's office with the request...
• 17 July

  

  Why There’s No Drinking Water in Armenian Village of Garni

  The village of Garni in Kotayk marz (province), which supplies drinking water to some communities in Yerevan and Ararat marz, has a serious water problem.