July, 2016

• 8 July

  

  Armenia’s President Promotes Controversial Defense Ministry Official

  Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on July 7 appointing Grigori Khachaturov, the son of the Chief of the General Staff of Armenia's Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, Commander of the Defense Ministry Third Army Corps...
• 7 July

  

  Appeals Court Upholds 8-Year Sentence for Seriously Ill Convict

  The convict was brought to today's hearing in a wheelchair and when answering a reporter's question as to how he was feeling, he managed with great difficulty to convey that his condition was deteriorating ...
• 7 July

  

  Yerevan Prisoner Sews Up Eyes to Protest Against Criminal Charges

  According to the official, the prisoner does not wish to reveal his identity and is currently under medical supervision. “The inmate has a prior conviction, and is now imprisoned in connection with an unrelated case ...
• 7 July

  

  March in Yerevan in Support of Political Prisoners

  According to Gagik Yeghiazaryan, they were going to Baghramyan 26 (the address of the presidential office) to "demand that Serzh Sargsyan - the person who has illegally seized the presidential post - releases...
• 6 July

  

  British Company to Turn Jermuk Into Workers’ Residence as Part of Mining Project

  For years, the initiative stresses, the company didn’t include Jermuk town as an area affected by the project. However, in May 2016 it presented its 4th document on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)...
• 6 July

  

  15 Soldiers Injured as Military Vehicle Overturns on Kapan-Goris Highway

  A truck transporting military personnel overturned Wednesday morning not far from the village of Karmraqar in Armenia's Syunik province, leaving 15 servicemen injured, Tert.am reports...
• 6 July

  

  Hail-Affected Shirak Residents Block Main Road to Villages: Press

  Vahramaberd village head Aghvan Martirosyan later told Armlur.am that the protesters had discussed all the issues with officials from the regional administration and it has been decided that additional three or four hail stations would be installed in the area...
• 5 July

  

  Study Results Show Disproportionately Large Police Presence in Peaceful Assemblies in Armenia

  The report stressed that much like in previous years, the number of police officers and equipment was conditioned not by the number of demonstrators, but by the nature of the rally, its organizers ...
• 5 July

  

  136 Servicemen Died in Armenia and Karabakh in First Half of Year

  77 of the total of 136 servicemen, HCAV said, died during the four days of intense fighting along the contact line of Karabakh-Azerbaijani armed forces; the remaining deaths were attributed by military officials to a ...
• 4 July

  

  Armenian Conscript Found Dead from Alleged Suicide

  A conscript of Armenia's Armed Forces, Armavir resident Arsen Mkhitaryan, was found dead on July 3 with a gunshot wound through his chin while on guard duty at a Tavush province military unit, Armenian Investigative...