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Yearly Archives: 2017
July, 2017
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10 July
Armenia’s Authorities Are Obliged to Promptly Investigate Alleged Beatings of Four Sasna Tsrer Members by Police Officers, HRW Says
It is positive that the authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident,” Gogia said. “But to be credible, the investigation has to be effective, meaning that it ...
June, 2017
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22 June
Investigative Body Covering Up Armenian Conscripts’ Murder, Expert Claims
Avetisyan and Aramyan were killed on the night of April 6, 2016. At the time of the incident, the soldiers were located on Armenia’s eastern border, on the second defensive line... -
21 June
Yerevan Armed Group Calls to Take Up Arms and Destroy Armenian President
During the Wednesday court hearing into the case of the Sasna Tsrer armed group at the Avan and Nor Nork district court, armed group member Varuzhan Avetisyan called... -
21 June
Friend of Murder Suspect Boasts About How ‘Nicely He Cut Up’ Victims
As they were crossing the street, Danielyan went on, the man smiled and said: “He cut them up really nicely, didn’t he? -
21 June
Defense Ministry Not Providing Any Help to Serviceman Injured in ‘Four-Day War’
Ministry officials have refused to assist Martoyan with his housing problem even though he’s legally entitled to an apartment. Martoyan, who can no longer work, let alone walk... -
21 June
Yerevan Judge Reminds Police Officers About Their Duties
As far as I understand you work for the police and not a taxi service. When you are ordered to see people home, you should not just ... -
20 June
Armenian Oligarch Who ‘Owns No Businesses’ Might Be Evading Taxes: Press
During his visit to the factory, Karapetyan was given a tour by Republican lawmaker, oligarch Samvel Aleksanyan. From a legal point of view, Aleksanyan has no ... -
20 June
Drastic Changes in Convicts’ Hospital Connected to Appointment of New Chief, Lawyer Says
- Officers have been locking the doors of the inmates’ rooms, depriving them of the opportunity to ventilate the area; the inmates are nearly suffocating in... -
16 June
Yerevan Court Denies Petition for Exhumation of Soldier’s Corpse
The bullet hole on Manucharyan’s trousers, the expert added, definitely testifies that his death was a premeditated murder, since Manucharyan would have been unable to commit... -
16 June
Criminal Case Against Abusive Husband Dismissed Due to Reconciliation
Zara Hovhannisyan, coordinator of the Yerevan-based Coalition to Stop Violence against Women NGO, witnessed a young woman being beaten in a central Yerevan street ...