Armenia to Foot the Bill for Convicting Jehovah's Witnesses
The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has published its ruling over "Aghayan and others v. Armenia" by which it obliges Armenia to pay 242,000 EUR to 22 Jehovah's witnesses convicted in 2012 for refusing to serve in the military...
"We are Confident, It was a Murder" Conscript's Family is Protesting in Front of the Parliament
They received a phone call from the military unit and were told that "a fight had broken out and a killing occurred." The relatives of Ajamyan, of the yezidi community...
They Were Torturing to Death Looking for Armenian Spies
Salekh Gafarov, a resigned General-Leutanant aged 39, also had two children. According to his wife Natavan, he was detained from home without any explanations. After two weeks of no news about him, she was handed over his dead body.
Body of a Soldier Found Hanged in Dilijan Training Center: Investigative Committee
The 6th garrison investigative department of the Military Investigative Department is investigating this case on the basis of Article 110, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (driving to suicide). Vahan Musheghyan was 19 years old...
Driving Soldiers to Suicide to Be Criminalized Separately with More Severe Punishment
From 2010 to 2019 630 deaths were recorded in the army, of which 249 (around 40%) were due to violation of the ceasefire, while about 23% of the remaining 60%...
Conscript Dies in Karabakh under Unspecified Circumstances
On November 4 2019, at around 19:30, 19-year-old Erik Harutyunyan serving in one of the South-Eastern military unites of the Defense Army received a deadly weapon injury...
Soldier on a AWOL Ridiculed by MoD Speaker
"False information has been disclosed by Arthur Baghdasaryan and privileged Artsrun Hovhannisyan about the conscript that had gone AWOL in order to humiliate and punish him․ They are now stating that the reason for his․․․
Former Armenian defense minister has been charged with abuse of power
Sargsian was named the HHK’s first deputy chairman in November and topped the party’s list...
Pashinyan Fell into the Kocharyan-Sargsyan Trap in Stepanakert
The manipulation of the Karabakh issue for decades has served the means by which the illegitimate authorities of Armenia were maintaining their power. The criminal oligarchic regime of...
Matagish Military Unit – A Den of Crime
He hit with a plastic bottle in the face and shoulder of Sargent Poghosyan inflicting bodily injuries. He gave a "Lie down Press" command and walked over them inflicting bodily injuries.․․
Karabakh Telecom is making a pretty penny off of soldiers
“No one would agree to 1000 AMD for 10 days. Therefore, the company invented a new system in which if your service period is about to expire and you still have money on your account, you can buy yourself more time.․․
Young Man with Illness Drafted to the Military Hospital
The young man received a deferral for 5 months due to his diagnosis of "heart rhythm disorder." According to the mother, at night Robert's heart beat slows down...