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Young Man Who Is Allergic to Plants Found Fit for Military Service
Public Council Head Gegham Harutyunyan demanded that the parents present a document which would state that their son has been having episodes ...Read More »
Young Man With Multiple Health Disorders Deemed Fit for Military Service; Parents Demand Reassessment
Hunoyan’s apparent problems, however, were not enough proof to exempt him from service; the Council stated they needed a corresponding medical assessment to be able ...Read More »
Draftees’ Rights in Armenia Violated Mainly During Medical Examinations
According to the HCAV report, the rights of conscripts are violated especially during medical examinations: “Although the law provides for a total and...Read More »
Student Opposing Military Draft Abolishment Ends Hunger Strike, Insists Authorities ‘Will Never Win’
- My professors, friends and a number of other people whom I respect started a petition and collected over 500 signatures, asking me to stop the hunger strike...Read More »
Yerevan Student Continues Hunger Strike After Friend Diagnosed With Pneumonia
I saw Davit today for a couple of minutes; he looked a little pale but seemed to be fine otherwise. He has been examined by doctors; they said his heart...Read More »
Armenian Soldier Subjected to Violence Before Death
The body of Captain Andranik Mkrtchyan, an officer of the Meghri military unit and intelligence commander, was found on August 20, 2017 in one of the company’s rooms...Read More »
Doctors Confirm Protesting Yerevan Students Refusing Food
Note, in conversation with Tert.am, Yerevan State University rector Aram Simonyan had doubted that the students were actually refusing to eat any food...Read More »
Students Go on Fresh Hunger Strike Against Abolishment of Military Deferments
The month-long negotiations have no results. Provision 22.5 of the law [envisages deferments only for students] who will be deemed ‘exceptional’ or ‘genius.’ Note, that...Read More »
Students Convinced Their Alternative Deferment Proposal ‘Realizable and Benefits State’
We have proposed to introduce a new set of standards making it possible to track the students’ progress and see whether they are eligible for a deferment...Read More »
19-Year-Old Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murder of Fellow Serviceman
Forensic examinations also found that Khudaverdyan was conscious at the time of the murder and all his actions were a product of his own volition. Syunik district court judge...Read More »