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Sasna Tsrer Member Ends Hunger Strike
Ending the hunger strike does not mean giving up on the struggle. We are still vigilantly following the events in our country and are prepared to stand by ...Read More »
Armenian Teacher Fined AMD 200 000 for ‘Negligently’ Inflicting Eye Injury on Student
The circumstances described by the victim testify that the teacher’s actions were intentional. An AMD 200 000 fine as a punishment is just absurd...Read More »
Armenian Human Rights Defenders Work in Inadequate Conditions, HRH Report Says
Rights and public interests activists have obviously faced not only Armenia’s faulty judicial system but also the obstructions created by a number of ...Read More »
Fellow Serviceman and Commander Arrested on Suspicion of Killing Armenian Soldier
Osyan, nevertheless, is convinced that her son did not have any problems during his service: “Whenever he’d...Read More »
Gaspari Holds Lie-In to Support Hunger-Striking Oppositionist
Speaking to reporters, Ombudsman staffer Hrachya Palyan announced that the staff are aware of the issues raised by Gaspari and are trying to...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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 ...Read More »
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...Read More »
‘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...Read More »