February, 2017

• 1 February

  

  Cross-outs in Military Cards of April Fighting Participants ‘Result of Negligence,’ NKR Military Authorities Claim

  In recent weeks, Armenian media have been reporting that military officials have either been failing altogether to make the appropriate entries or crossing out the ones...
• 1 February

  5% of Population Emigrated from Armenia Over Past 3 Years

  According to the official data published by Armenia's National Statistical Service on Tuesday, the difference between the number of those who left and those who arrived in the country...

January, 2017

• 31 January

  Armenia to Take Into Account ‘National Peculiarities’ When Adopting Domestic Violence Law

  When adopting a domestic violence law, Armenia will take into account its “national peculiarities,” instead of “blindly imitating” foreign experience, Armenia’s deputy justice minister...
• 31 January

  

  Seriously Ill Armenian Convict Deprived of Wheelchair and Medication

  After launching the hunger strike, the prisoner has been transferred to a cold solitary confinement cell, which, Veziryan said, could result in further deterioration of Gevorgyan's...
• 30 January

  Previously Convicted Doctor Blamed for Newborn’s Death

  The three cases were merged into single proceedings, and the doctor was sentenced to 5 years in prison, without a deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities...
• 30 January

  Yerevan Prisoner Moved to ‘Livable’ Cell Following Ombudsman’s Intervention

  On January 27, the lawyer had published Khandoyan's letter from prison, according to which, the inmate had been taken to a “cold and damp” solitary confinement cell, despite having...
• 30 January

  

  Armenian Villagers Told to Wait Indefinitely for New Houses

  The Armavir budget has already been approved; however, the authorities are again urging the Lenughi villagers to wait indefinitely as they plan to renovate a culture house․․․
• 28 January

  Coup Plot Suspect Goes on Dry Hunger Strike to Protest Extension of Detention

  After the latest 30-day hunger strike, he has acquired a number of illnesses, which we are worried might get worse with time. He has kidney and blood pressure...
• 28 January

  Yerevan Prisoner Again Taken to Cell with Broken Windows

  The cell is damp; cold penetrates the cell through the broken window. I'm currently going through a medical treatment, and prison officials are therefore subjecting me to inhuman treatment ...
• 27 January

  

  Parents of Dead Armenian Soldiers Gather Outside President’s Office ‘to Remind About Our Forgotten Sons’

  Nevertheless, the parents remained standing in front of the presidential gates for nearly two hours, holding the pictures of their sons and talking about...