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Karekin II Reminded About Political Prisoners in Armenia While Visiting Berlin
Mheryan, who has been living in Germany for nearly 30 years, is convinced that her action has been successful in achieving her goal...Read More »
Sexual Assault Survivors Doubly Victimized by Police: Report
In some cases, investigators display victim-blaming attitudes against the adult victims; during questioning, they give assessments and make assumptions about their behavior, which may lead...Read More »
Armenia to Compensate Wrongly Convicted Jehovah’s Witnesses, ECHR Rules
The Court ruled that Armenia is to pay the applicants, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final, EUR 12,000, plus any tax that may be chargeable...Read More »
Sasna Tsrer Lawyers Demand ‘Freedom’ for Presiding Judge
- He, too, must be freed. As a presiding judge, he has failed to perform his duties properly. The past months have shown that he is not capable of handling this case...Read More »
President ‘Has Put Armenia’s Independence at Stake;’ Jailed Activist Ends Hunger Strike
- Serzh Sargsyan has turned the country into his own personal shop, a public house where everyone - starting with political forces and ending with ordinary citizens - is forcibly exploited...Read More »
Armenian Oppositionist Files Administrative Appeal Against Yerevan Mayor
Under the Article 92 of the law, such violations entail not only administrative and disciplinary, but also criminal liability..Read More »
Yerevan Woman’s Life in Danger; State Has ‘No Mechanisms’ to Protect Her From Husband
According to the lawyer, the police have already stated several that they are powerless - “we can’t do anything; we do not have mechanisms; it's your problem and you...Read More »
Armenian Lawyers Strike Against Searches in Courts
The strike of 184 Armenian lawyers began today with a gathering-discussion at the Congress hotel in Yerevan, which was also attended by Ara Zohrabyan, chairman of Armenia...Read More »
Vanadzor Man Re-Arrested on Unreliable Evidence, Lawyers Claim
The father added that his lawyers were going to challenge the decision of Appeal Court judges Mher Arghamanyan, Manushak Petrosyan and Mkhitar Papoyan ...Read More »
Yerevan Court Denies Hetq Suit to Get Copy of Decision to Drop Armenian Official’s Offshore Case
Hetq wrote about Poghosyan’s shady financial dealings in Panama and his Swiss banks accounts in April 2016, after data was uncover...Read More »