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Armenian Lawyers Subjected to More and More Pressure in Courts
Over the past few months, the lawyer went on, developments in a number of criminal cases have shown that the state has concentrated on putting pressure on lawyers ...Read More »
‘Serzhik – Murderer, Serzhik – Bastard;’ Gaspari’s ‘Dialogue’ With Armenian President
This is all I’ve got to say to Serzh [points to the poster] and all his subordinates, including rank-and-file policemen...Read More »
Armenian Church Urged Organizers to Remove LGBT-Themed Featured from Film Festival Program
Our society does not need such propaganda. Our people are bearers of the Christian belief and value system, and it's natural that they, same as...Read More »
Opposition Politician to Be Tried for Same Crimes as Sasna Tsrer Armed Group Members, Lawyer Says
Mezhlumyan believes the new charges against Ghukasyan to be unfounded as during the preliminary investigation they were refuted by evidence in the...Read More »
Yerevan City Council Member Threatens Transgender Rights Non-Profit
I don't know why Nahapetyan would feel offended by our presence in the same building, but I assume she knows what issues our organization deals with and what...Read More »
Turkish Producer Expresses Solidarity with Authors of LGBT-Themed Movies Removed from Armenian Film Festival
Recall, two LGBT-themed features, Listen To Me: Untold Stories Beyond Hatred and Apricot Groves, were scheduled to be screened out of competitive during the week-long...Read More »
Armenian Conscript’s Letter to Azerbaijani Friend
I've been drafted into the army, which means that I'll have to spend two years in a place which I deeply hate. We've talked quite a lot about the conflict between...Read More »
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 ...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »