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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Military Officials Demand Newspaper Reveal Identity of Soldier Who Talked About Army Problems
The aim here is to ensure that no soldier leaks this type of information to the media in the future...
Students Propose Alternative Form of Military Service
This step, according to Petrosyan, would replenish the army with literate and educated people, and would allow students to get familiar with the problems of the army...
Three Soldiers Killed, One Wounded in Karabakh
Three servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army were killed and another one was seriously wounded at around 7pm on Tuesday in a mine explosion...