April, 2016

• 11 April

  

  Armenian Soldier Dies in ‘Unknown’ Circumstances

  Armenian contract serviceman Robert Abrahamyan, 23, died from a gunshot wound at around 2:15 am Sunday on the combat positions of a military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, the Armenian ...
• 11 April

  

  Bodies of 18 Soldiers Handed Over to Armenian Side

  In two previous operations supported by the ICRC, on 8 and 9 April, bodies were retrieved by the sides of the conflict from the battlefield along the line of contact. These operations took place following an agreement...
• 8 April

  

  ‘People Are Not Born Nationalists:’ Who Benefits From the Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

  [Mass media] feeds the people daily with what seems to have become usual and essential hatred, xenophobia and militarism in both an obvious and concealed manner. As a result, ..
• 7 April

  

  And How is Karabakh Conflict Discussed at Your Kitchen Tables?

  At present there is lull on the troops’ contact line and disappointment in kitchens and on sofas. Over the last 4 days all my friends learnt that I am a cold-hearted and insensitive person who holds...
• 5 April

  

  Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Agree to Halt Fighting Amid Minsk Group Negotiations

  The Minsk Group, co-chaired by Russia, France, and the United States, has been acting as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict since 1992....
• 5 April

  

  20 Armenian Soldiers Reported Dead, 26 MIA as Heavy Fighting Continues in NKR

  The latest flare-up of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the night of April 2 has left at least 20 Armenian servicemen dead and 72 others injured; 26 soldiers, as reported by NKR military authorities, have gone missing...

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...