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Armenian Police Officers Convicted of Torture Released, Promoted
Under the European Convention on Human Rights, a person convicted of torture cannot be released on parole or pardoned, but there is no such wording in Armenian law...Read More »
Police Officers First Beat Then Address Us as “Dear Citizen”: Activist on Police Torture
In Armenia, 90% of prisoners are beaten, as well as interrogated without an attorney, said Chair of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan at...Read More »
“Police Beat Me With a Truncheon”: Accused Tells Court of Police Torture
"The cleaning lady was mopping the floors; they took the dirty bucket [from her] and poured the dirty water on my head, and they were beating me on the head with a truncheon...Read More »
Why Defense Ministry Hides Amount of Compensation to Families of Deceased Soldiers: Hraparak
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (RA) keeps a secret how much it has allocated in the current year in connection with the deaths of soldiers and military officers.Read More »
Political Activist Shant Harutyunyan Welcomes Hayk Kyureghyan’s Deed
Arrested at the start of the trial of Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, Hayk Kyureghyan's deed was an expression of protest, and it's welcoming, said Shant...Read More »
Prosecutor General Asked Why Official’s Son Released While Activist in Pre-Trial Detention
The cases of Yerevan mayor's advisor Arayik Qotanjyan's son, Samvel Qotanjyan, and Hayk Kyureghyan, the man who fired shots outside a Yerevan courthouse, are...Read More »
Kostanyan Fighting Corruption, But He Won’t Sue Prosecutors
RA General Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan considers the fight against corruption a major achievement made in the first 9 months of his term in office.Read More »
Lawyer of Man Accused of Murdering Fellow Soldier Claims Shot was an Accident
Yerem Sargsyan, representing Davit Khachatryan who is accused of killing rank-and-file soldier Lyuks Stepanyan (in the photo) at a Noyemberyan military unit on...Read More »
Opposition Activist Asks Court to Invite Prosecutors from Russia
One of the defendants, Alek Poghosyan, said that Armenian judges are guided by orders coming from Russia, and he asked to invite prosecutors from Russia.Read More »
Activist Finds Manure on His Doorstep After Protesting Outside Serzh Sargsyan’s House
Civil society activist Vardges Gaspari today once again found a heap of dung dumped outside his doorstep. Read More »