October, 2015

• 15 October

  

  Appeals Court Leaves Unchanged 8-12 Years’ Imprisonment Sentences for Robberies

  Complaining about the trial process, convict Argishti Saribekyan's mother, Larisa Asryan, stated: “The court had announced they would re-examine the facts of a case; however, they did not examine any...
• 15 October

  

  Relatives Threaten to Join Armenian Life-Term Prisoners’ Hunger Strike: Video

  Protester Marine Badalyan, the mother of inmate Vagharshak Avetisyan also convicted of murder, said that her son had been beaten by the prosecutor of Goris. The letter, as stated by the woman...
• 15 October

  

  One Armenian Contract Serviceman Dead, One Injured in Road Accident in Tavush

  A criminal case has been launched in connection with the accident pursuant to part 2 of article 377 of the Armenian Criminal Code (breach of rules of driving or operating vehicles which negligently caused human death)...
• 15 October

  

  Lifers in Yerevan Prison on Hunger Strike, Will Stop Only If Cases Are Reviewed, Relatives Say

  Commenting on Armenian Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan's visit to the prison, Garnik Kocharyan said: “The Deputy Minister has promised reforms; he has, for example, promised to extend...
• 14 October

  

  Prosecution Overlooks Forensic Examination Results, Believes Defendant’s Injuries ‘Not Relevant’

  Note, during the hearing Judge Levon Avetisyan inquired as to why public prosecutor Mkrtchyan failed to include in the case materials the results of Yuri Amaryan's forensic examination. The prosecutor...
• 14 October

  

  Opposition Lawmaker Stresses His Distrust of Armenian Law Enforcement, Refuses to Cooperate with Investigation

  “[Rafayel Zakaryan's] letter also shows that the actions of the prosecutor's office and [Zakaryan's department] are devoid of any legal basis and pursue exclusively the propagandistic goals of the political authorities...
• 14 October

  

  Goris Residents Anger Armenian President by Raising Their Issues: Press

  According to “Zhoghovurd” paper, the people who approached Sargsyan started to talk about their problems, which angered the head of the country, and he left without waiting for the opening ceremony. Meanwhile...
• 13 October

  

  Gyumri Council of Elders Grants Property Tax Exemptions to Church, Councilman Says

  According to the interviewee, tax exemption requests in Gyumri are also common among ordinary citizens. During an October 15 sitting, for instance, the Council will ...
• 13 October

  

  Case of Jailed Armenian Oppositionist Registered with ECHR

  The appeal against the prison sentences handed down to the activists by Armenian courts was filed by attorney Inessa Petrosyan on September 17. As stated by the attorney in the ECHR application, a...
• 13 October

  

  8 Yerevan Families in Danger of Eviction After Municipality Illegally Sold Plot of State Land

  Some of the families were given the chance to live in G-3 district since city officials deemed their previous apartment buildings unsafe. Resident Asya Hovhannisyan, for instance, received a mobile home in place of her 3-room...