November, 2016

• 9 November

  

  Armenia’s New Prosecutor General Promises to Resume Investigation Into Soldier’s Non-Combat Death

  The soldier's family, however, have been arguing for years that their son was murdered and that investigators, namely investigator Arman Apresyan, were deliberately covering up the case...
• 8 November

  

  Psychiatric Commitment in Armenia Mainly Used for ‘Punishment’ Purposes

  The most commonly observed violations, Sakunts continued, were related to the justifications for citizens' psychiatric commitment, the quality of the provided medication and the medical supplies and equipment used in their treatment...
• 7 November

  

  Marchers in Yerevan Demand Adequate Medical Care for Sasna Tsrer Member

  Speaking to reporters during the march, Harutyunyan's sister, Tamara Harutyunyan, said that she no longer trusted that Armenian authorities would do anything to help her brother; “I thought I would go mad when I learned ...
• 7 November

  

  Yerevan Court Won’t Reopen Investigation Into Soldier’s Non-Combat Death

  “These people are not judges, they are minions who follow whatever orders they are given from those in power. There is no justice in this country,” Muradyan announced today after hearing the court's verdict. The aggrieved ...
• 4 November

  

  Injured Armed Group Member Asking Doctors to Amputate His Leg, Lawyer Says

  Hovhannes Harutyunyan, a member of the Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sasun) armed group who was wounded and hospitalized after a shoot-out with police a week into the Yerevan police station siege in July, has not received any medical care for four...
• 3 November

  

  Unpaid Grape Farmers Again Protest in Yerevan

  The farmers had to sell the grapes to Vinar for as little as 40 drams per kilogram after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015. The company, however, has yet to fully pay their money, and after the farmers...
• 3 November

  

  Nairit Employees Demand Four Months’ Back Wages

  About 150 employees of the idling Nairit chemical plant in Yerevan blocked off a road adjacent to the plant on Thursday morning demanding to be paid their back wages for 4 months. The street was reopened 15 minutes...
• 3 November

  

  Armenian Villagers Protest Over Non-Payment of Money Allocated for New Housing

  Several dozen Lenughi villagers gathered today outside the Government offices in Yerevan to protest against “the unbearable conditions” their children have to live in.” “Our kids are constantly cold, they are always ill,” the protesters complained...
• 2 November

  

  Yerevan Prisoner on Hunger Strike Over Continued Detention

  “Narek insists that he should be released on his own recognizance. The preliminary investigation has already been completed, and he has no way of interfering with the proceedings. Sargsyan's wife and two young...
• 2 November

  

  Referendum Observer Sued for Allegedly Hindering Election Commission Activities

  Nazari-Dekhnavi, for his part, denies the accusations, insisting, furthermore, that was subjected to physical abuse by the head of the 4/01 election commission. Speaking to Epress.am, Davit Gyurjyan, a lawyer for Nazari-Dekhnavi...