May, 2015

• 21 May

  

  Mothers Attacked by Armenian Police Should Appeal to ECHR: Human Rights Defender

  He expressed his position publicly, while Kostanyan, in his official capacity of as Prosecutor General, should exercise control over the case. [The parents] have no effective measures of protection. It's pointless to go to court....
• 21 May

  

  EaP Civil Society Conference Calls for the Release of Political Prisoners in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus

  “The governments of these countries must understand that imprisonment of their citizens for political reasons has no place in light of the commitments they made when joining the Eastern Partnership...
• 21 May

  

  Diesel Fuel Theft Chain Exposed in the Armenian Armed Forces

  According to the daily, a criminal case was initiated, and ten people have already been charged with the alleged crime. Among them, commanders of battalions and military units, employees of logistics departments...
• 21 May

  

  Shots Fired at a Car Carrying Armenian Governor

  Various media outlets reported that one person accompanying Khachatryan was wounded as a result of the shooting; however, speaking to journalists, the governor's adviser Zarzand Nikoghosyan said “nobody was hurt...
• 21 May

  

  Nairit Employees to Receive Overdue Wages by the End of the Year, PM Promises

  “Nairit” chemical plant will pay its employees' overdue wages by the end of this year, Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan said at the RA National Assembly on Wednesday, May 21...
• 20 May

  

  Armenian Prosecutor General Justifies Police Use of Force at the Parliament

  “You might not be able to see any developments, since, in the interest of the investigation, we do not think there is a need or a necessity to speak,” the official said. ...
• 20 May

  

  Armenian Nature Protection Minister Not Informed About Public Discontent With Gold Mining Project

  [Armenia] has an opportunity to develop. It's wrong not to use our resources. We should use our opportunities and not allow private investors and entrepreneurs to act as they please; they must abide the law...
• 20 May

  

  “Army Is a Meat Grinder”: Citizens Show Solidarity with Parents Protesting Non-Combat Army Deaths (PHOTO, VIDEO)

  The participants urged the Special Investigation Service of Armenia to institute legal proceedings against the police officers who used force, and called on the RA Police to issue a public apology to the victims...
• 20 May

  

  Mother Alleges Police Burned Her Son’s Fingers to Make Him Plead Guilty

  According to the case files, Cholakhyan transferred narcotics to Hrazdan penitentiary by tossing the drugs over a fence surrounding the institution. He was detained not far from the prison...
• 19 May

  

  Nairit Employees Expect a Debt Repayment Schedule From the Prime Minister

  The protesters, according to Harutyunyan, do not intend to appeal to the prosecutor's office concerning the iniquities committed by the management of the plant, as they are waiting for the payment of their ...