March, 2016

• 31 March

  

  Yerevan Man Abused Children, Murdered Wife; Defense Lawyer Insists on Discussing Victim’s Character

  He'd put us in the corner at night for 3-4 hours, and my little sister even fainted on one such occasion. There were times when my dad just sat there watched his father beating my mother when...
• 30 March

  

  Lifer’s Motion Dismissed by Yerevan Court

  The life convict was appealing against two administrative reprimands that had been imposed on him for possession of a mobile phone in prison and because of which the penal institution has been refusing for five years to consid...
• 29 March

  

  Gaspari Fined AMD 450 Thousand for ‘Insulting’ Judge, Police Officers

  Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, Armenian Helsinki Committee head human rights defender Michael Danielyan said that the rulings of Armenian courts should be considered “admissible” due to the country's “corrupt” legal system...
• 29 March

  

  Yerevan Man Missing for Nearly Two Weeks Feared Murdered

  A Union of Informed Citizens NGO (UIC) expert Karen Vardanyan has been missing for nearly two weeks, and UIC program coordinator Daniel Ioannisyan fears that his coworker may have become a victim...
• 29 March

  

  Armenian Prisoner Died Two Days Before Release; Widow Rules Out Suicide

  Speaking to Epress.am, Sargsyan's widow, Satenik Hovsepyan, claimed that her husband had had nothing to do with the ill-treatment and torture Gaspari had been subjected to in jail, and “was killed because he refused to take the...
• 28 March

  

  Father of Killed Yerevan Teenager Says Defendant Should Be Acquitted

  Papikyan also stressed that the main witnesses provided contradictory statements in the court proceedings. One of them, in particular, had told preliminary investigation that he had recognized Kungortsev “from his...
• 25 March

  

  LGBT Activist ‘Not Mistreated’ by Yerevan Hospital Staff, Health Ministry Insists

  He added that officials were only trying to establish whether the activist had received “sufficient services” at the hospital and refused to look into the victim’s complaint of ill-treatment, citing lack of jurisdiction and insisting ...
• 25 March

  

  Armenian Conscript Denies Intentionally Shooting Fellow Serviceman: Press

  The lawyer said he has motioned to the prosecutor to change the defendant's murder charges envisaging up to life of imprisonment to violation of rules for safe firearm handling (3-7 years in jail)...
• 24 March

  

  Government Rejects Bill to Mark March 1 as Memorial Day for Victims of Post-Election Clashes

  However, according to the Cabinet's decision, the proposed changes “do not conform” to the provisions of the corresponding law. In addition, authorities said, the opposition-initiated bill was “based entirely on political...
• 24 March

  

  Demonstrator Injured as Armenian Police Clash with Supporters of Jailed Oppositionist

  As a result of the police intervention that took place on Mashtots Avenue, one of the Armenian capital's main arteries, a demonstrator, Ruzanna Yeghnukyan, sustained a head injury and was rushed to the hospital...