November, 2015

• 4 November

  

  Officials Release Names of Moscow-Yerevan Bus Crash Victims; 11 People in ICU

  Preliminary data states, a possible malfunction in the bus may have caused the crash. According to another version, the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle...
• 3 November

  

  Armenian Convicts Warn President of ‘Unpredictable Consequences’ If Parole Issue Is Not Resolved

  “Dear Mr. President, all of us, the prisoners of Vardashen prison, find our fellows' decision to go on a hunger strike justified, and unless the commission's self-willed conduct is terminated, the number of strikers will increase tenfold...
• 3 November

  

  Eight Armenians Killed, Dozens Injured In Road Accident in Russia

  According to another version, the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle, which overturned after veering off the road...
• 2 November

  

  Armenian Appellate Court Handed Down ‘Unjust Verdict’ Against Sacked Metro Employees, Lawyer Says

  “It’s noteworthy, that the judgment of the Court of Appeal is only comprised of facts presented by the metro. There are a number of fictitious facts...
• 2 November

  

  Seven Inmates of Yerevan Prison Join Jailed Veteran’s Hunger Strike

  Note, the retired colonel who was sentenced to 6.5 years imprisonment for fraud last year went on an open-ended hunger strike on Friday after an Armenian independent parole board rejected his second appeal for an early release...
• 2 November

  

  Officials See No Grounds to Prosecute Police Officers Who Used Force On Protesting Parents

  The plaintiffs, however, claim that the decision not to initiate criminal proceedings was politically motivated since a video from the scene clearly shows police officers using force against the protesters. Forensic medical examination...