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Yerevan Civic Activist Subjected to Unnecessary Force by Police
The officers started to push and shove Gaspari around unnecessarily, trying to prevent him from standing on the sidewalk and causing him to feel unwell as a result...Read More »
Demonstrators in Yerevan Demand Fair and Unbiased Investigation Into Hate Crimes
The protest action was spurred by the two most recent hate crimes committed in Yerevan over the past few months: on February 27, a transgender woman was...Read More »
Hrazdan Police Try to ‘Help’ Atheist Boy to Find Right Path to Christianity
According to Vova, the men had told his mother that they had to take the boy to Yerevan for additional pre-conscription medical tests. “I do suffer from lung issues, so we...Read More »
Yerevan Penitentiary Seeks Compensation from Sasna Tsrer Gunman for Property Damage
- These items were not in the penitentiary’s inventory, and even if my client did damage these items, the Convicts’ Hospital is not entitled to compensation...Read More »
Protesters March in Yerevan to Condemn Stepanakert Police’s Abusive Treatment of Yerevan Girl
Asya Khachatryan was subjected to violence and discrimination for the sole reason that she smokes and has blue hair. This incident cannot be left unpunished since...Read More »
The Immorality of Armenia’s Political Thinking
- The birth of the Republic of Armenia was unlawful: the people were deceived and, like any other bastard, they will always be haunted by the mystery of their birth...Read More »
ECHR Communicates Questions to Armenian Government Regarding Health of Sasna Tsrer Member
- Because of the indifference of the authorities towards his poor state of health he has found himself twice in a critical condition where his life was in danger. More than once...Read More »
Farmers in Armenian Villages Struggle to Get Irrigation Water
According to the farmer, employees of the Vagharshapat water utility have even gone so far as to blame the villagers for their own misfortune, saying: “Who told you to...Read More »
Prosecution Demands 88-Year-Old Man Be Convicted of Attempted Murder, Despite Lacking Evidence
According to the case materials, Khachatryan poured zinc phosphide on the handle of the front left door of Ghazaryan’s car. “Zinc phosphide affects the respiratory tract, damages...Read More »
Deployment of Russian Military Police in Armenia Illegal
The agreement envisages different jurisdictions for the Russian Military Courts, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Security Service, etc. There is not a single word in the agreement ...Read More »