June, 2016

• 3 June

  

  Human Rights Activist Alleges Torture and Harassment at Yerevan Psychiatric Clinic

  At Nubarashen, they dragged me across the floor and threw me onto the bed, tearing my clothes in the process. They tied me up really tightly; me arms and legs still hurt. They injected me with something, which I...
• 3 June

  

  Armenian Villagers Again Block Road to Protest Irrigation Project

  According to Sedrakyan, however, any debates have yet to be called, while the construction of the gravity system in the reservoir was in full swing, despite authorities' promises of termination until further discussion....
• 2 June

  

  Patriotic Songs and ‘Disgusting’ Food: Adults Reflect on Their Kindergarten Experience

  One day, having eaten yet another plate of cold pea soup in kindergarten, I puked on a pair of shoes in front of our house. And that was the last time I ever went to kindergarten...
• 2 June

  

  19-Year-Old Armenian Soldier Shot Dead in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Nagorno-Karabakh defense army conscript Khoren D Harutyunyan, 19, died of a gunshot wound at around 10 am on Thursday at a southeastern military unit, according to a short statement released by the ...
• 2 June

  

  Parents of Dead Armenian Soldiers Accuse Authorities of Empty Promises in Renewed Protest (Video)

  “The army has been corrupted for 15-20 years now. [The four-day war] proved that we don't have an army, that our army kills its own men. More than 50 deaths are recorded in the military in a year, and they are all labelled as 'suicide'...
• 2 June

  

  Armenian Authorities Have Yet to Implement European Court Judgement: Press

  The Nalbandyans were arrested in June 2004 in Vardenis in connection with the murder of a local girl who was apparently Arevik's classmate. The girl, whose body was found in a well not far from the applicants’ home...
• 1 June

  

  Armenian Oppositionist Claims in Court He Is Being Framed

  Currently, only 10 police officers and 3 employees of a nearby underground garage are set to testify in court; meanwhile, according to the lawyer, there were dozens of other people who witnessed the incident ...
• 1 June

  

  Armenia, Iran to Lift Visa Requirements

  The agreement between Armenia and Iran on the abolition of visas is aimed at boosting the bilateral relations between the countries, strengthening mutually beneficial economic, trade and other ties, the draft reads....
• 1 June

  

  Dead Armenian Soldier Had Been Drafted Despite Serious Health Issues: Press

  Hraparak newspaper writes that 19-year-old Nagorno Karabakh defense army conscript Suren Mosinyan who died unexpectedly on May 29 in a Hadrut military unit had been called to service despite suffering from serious ...
• 1 June

  

  Displaced Karabakh Villagers Will Return Home Only if Authorities Do: Azatutyun.am

  The shelter in Alashan will be ready in the coming days; however, residents say they do not intend to accept the housing offer, claiming that the village lacks any decent living conditions. “There's no kindergarten...