May, 2017

• 31 May

  Civic Activist Detained in Yerevan for Allegedly Carrying Knife

  - He is obviously being persecuted. He has long been subjected to various forms of persecution, from criminal to administrative. There has even
• 31 May

  Sick Armenian Conscript to Continue Service Under Medical Supervision

  The ministry replied that Kirakosyan has been found fit for service with some restrictions. They have decided to provide him with medical supervision for any potential...
• 31 May

  

  Family Ready to Renounce Armenian Citizenship if Authorities Do Not Provide Disabled Soldier with Medical Treatment

  - I saw the prime minister when he came to Gyumri during the parliamentary election campaign. His guards tried to keep me away...
• 30 May

  

  Mothers of Dead Armenian Soldiers Hold Demonstration Outside Parliament to Remind Newly Elected MPs About Their Sons

  These lawmakers have to understand after all that this issue cannot be ignored. We will not allow them to quietly enjoy their seats...
• 30 May

  

  Relatives of Yerevan Men Arrested After Clashes with Police Start Sit-In Outside Government Offices

  To tell the truth, we don’t expect too much from the Government either, but we intend to try everything possible to get our men released...
• 27 May

  Trial of Key Opposition Leader is ‘Political Persecution,’ Lawyer Says

  The spectators, who were separated from the trial participants by a glass wall, welcomed Sefilyan and the other six defendants with loud cheers and applause...
• 26 May

  

  ‘Police Are Not Private Guards:’ Armenian Law Enforcers Have ‘No Mechanisms’ to Protect Woman From Abusive Husband

  - This is absurd. It’s a domestic violence case; no one, except for her husband, could have beaten Naira at her house...
• 26 May

  

  Who Benefited From the Uproar Around Azerbaijani Apples

  - Farmers who have their own land and their own business are more enthusiastic and tend to develop entrepreneurial thinking. A person who has a piece...
• 26 May

  Bavra Checkpoint Head, Director of Customs Brokerage Company Arrested on Bribery Allegations

  A director of an Armenian customs brokerage services company and the head of the Bavra checkpoint on the Armenian-Georgian border were arrested on May 25...
• 25 May

  

  Prosecutor Demands 4 Years’ Imprisonment for Brother of Anti-Government Gunman

  I’ve come here because live in a tyranny and we have to fight to establish the rule of law in this country. All these court cases are fabricated...