February, 2016

• 19 February

  

  Armenian Soldier Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Officials Say

  19-year-old Armenian soldier Davit V Terteryan was fatally wounded at around 1 pm on February 18 at a one of the northern military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army, the press service of the NKR defense...
• 19 February

  

  Yerevan Police Staffer’s Attorney Sees No Reason to Invite Witnesses to Court

  Nonetheless, judge Hovik Shahnazaryan granted Hakobyan's motion and decided that Hakob Karapetyan would testify at the next hearing on March 29...
• 19 February

  

  Armenian Defense Minister Could Be Sacked After Thorough Procurement Probe – Press

  Zhoghovurd daily newspaper writes that the Head of Armenia's presidential Oversight Service Hovhannes Hovsepyan has confirmed that the Service has been conducting inspections for nearly a week in the...
• 18 February

  

  Police Urged to Punish Yerevan Hate Attackers

  A statement issued by the Center also condemned the medical staff of Heratsi hospital complex for conduct “non-corresponding to medical ethics or the law of Armenia...
• 17 February

  

  Group of LGBT Activists Attacked in Yerevan, Mocked by Hospital Staff

  The hospital also failed to conduct a proper medical examination: “They demanded money and refused to otherwise treat [the activists]. They carried out some external exams, drew up protocols, and discharged them,” Hovsepyan said...
• 17 February

  

  SIS Rejects Appeal to Initiate Proceedings Against Investigator

  Speaking to Epress.am Wednesday, however, Asryan insisted on the opposite. She said that Ruzanna Khachatryan has sent three statements to the courts on behalf of her son, noting that Saribekyan had had not taken part in the robbery...
• 16 February

  

  Dozens Rally in Yerevan in Support of Jailed Oppositionist (Video)

  The rally, Varuzhan Avetisyan said, was held with the purpose of delivering the assessments and statements by Human Rights Watch and International Federation for Human Rights regarding Safaryan's arrest...
• 16 February

  

  Yerevan Court Turns Away Appeal Seeking to Reopen Proceedings Against Police Officers

  Speaking to Epress.am, the plaintiffs' lawyer, Haykuhi Harutyunyan, said it was noteworthy that the judge failed to provide any justification for the rejection. The mothers, for their part, announced their intention to...
• 15 February

  

  Gaspari Taken to Court in Ambulance

  It's a violation of the law because I was set to be brought in at 3 pm. They also did not clarify why they took me to court in an ambulance. This proves that the medical institution is a subdivision of the police and...
• 15 February

  

  Armenia’s Recently Enlarged Communities Elect Local Leaders

  Another Republican candidate Levon Zavaryan was elected the head of Lori province's community of Tumanyan. Three of the elected Council members are from Tumanyan, two - from Lorut. ...