April, 2016

• 15 April

  

  Vanadzor Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder After 3 Years in Custody

  After a lengthy trial, Vanadzor resident Karen Kungortsev was acquitted Friday morning of the attempted murder of 15-year old Yerevan handball player Davit Hovakimyan. The Lori district court of first instance...
• 15 April

  

  Fear of Retribution Resulted in Self-Censorship of Armenia Media, Says U.S. State Department Report

  During the year there were occasional attacks on journalists; however, according to the report, the Armenian government did not conduct credible investigations into such attacks: “On several occasions police...