August, 2017

• 1 August

  Mother of Soldier Killed During ‘April War’ Refuses to Send Youngest Son to Army

  The minister of defense has to do me a favor and free my son from service, given that he does not have a father and that his family lives in difficult social...
• 1 August

  Armenian Prisoner Reports Being Threatened by Prison Officers

  HCAV reported the incident to the Penitentiary Department of the Justice Ministry immediately after the phonecall; the department, however, replied to the report a month later...

July, 2017

• 31 July

  Sefilyan’s Lawyer Accuses Judge of Illegal Conduct, Asks President to Terminate Her Powers

  The courtroom is always full of policemen, and there are practically no bailiffs there. This alone is enough to get the impression that you are present not at ...
• 31 July

  

  One-Sided Prosecutions Year After Attacks on Protesters, Journalists: HRW

  The police response was heavy-handed at times. At a July 29 protest in the neighborhood of the seized police station, police fired stun grenades into peaceful crowds...
• 25 July

  

  ‘Guilty of Not Having Money to Bribe Judges;’ Kungortsev’s Letter from Prison

  I’m innocent, and they are well aware of this. But I’m ‘guilty’ of not having a sponsor or bribe money...
• 25 July

  

  Education Level in Armenia Regressing, Sociologist Says

  The issue does exist, but currently there is no general systemized policy designed to improve the level of education in rural communities. This is ...
• 24 July

  Jailed Armenian Oppositionist to Be Transferred to His Preferred Cell

  Safaryan’s lawyers had recently announced that Safaryan was being held in a damp and foul-smelling semi-basement cell. According to the lawyers, the cell had...
• 24 July

  Sasna Tsrer Member Goes on Hunger Strike, Demands Protection from Hate Propaganda

  From the very first days of our arrest, the idea began to spread that the authorities wanted to announce grants of clemency but did not do so...
• 21 July

  

  Vanadzor Man Convicted of Attempted Murder Goes on Hunger Strike

  - They came to my workplace, handcuffed me with no explanation and took me to the police station, where I was forced to sign papers...
• 20 July

  

  Cousin of Sasna Tsrer Member Strip-Searched at Yerevan Police Station

  The flags weren’t even mine. I saw them on some people by the courthouse and took one. I had asked the officers if it were fine that I...