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Cousin of Sasna Tsrer Member Strip-Searched at Yerevan Police Station
The flags weren’t even mine. I saw them on some people by the courthouse and took one. I had asked the officers if it were fine that I...Read More »
Appeal Court Overturns Acquittal Ruling, Sentences Vanadzor Man to 7 Years Behind Bars
From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous violations of the presumption of innocence...Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Friend of Murder Suspect Boasts About How ‘Nicely He Cut Up’ Victims
As they were crossing the street, Danielyan went on, the man smiled and said: “He cut them up really nicely, didn’t he?Read More »
Yerevan Judge Reminds Police Officers About Their Duties
As far as I understand you work for the police and not a taxi service. When you are ordered to see people home, you should not just ...Read More »
European Court Rules Armenia Violated Citizen’s Right to Fair Trial
- The implementation of the ruling is a part of a fair trial. If the ruling is not carried out, then what good are courts? Yes, this is mainly a ruling against the ...Read More »
71% of Civil Cases in Syunik Courts Are Loan Disputes, Study Shows
According to the program coordinator, around 20-30 court sessions on loans are held in the province daily, and “every other Syunik citizen is under debts and loans...Read More »