Armenian Government Representative Asks ECHR Grand Chamber to Reopen Lost Case
The applicants, spouses Yuri Vardanyan and Shushanik Nanushyan, and their son, Artashes Vardanyan, are former residents of a house on Yerevan’s Byuzand street who argued that they had...
Three Participants of Summer Demonstrations in Yerevan Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail
According to the lawyer, the defendants “reluctantly” pleaded guilty because the authorities had promised to give them a suspended sentence. “But, of course, the promised...
Previously Convicted Doctor Blamed for Newborn’s Death
The three cases were merged into single proceedings, and the doctor was sentenced to 5 years in prison, without a deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities...
Man Charged with Aiding Yerevan Armed Group Taken to Hospital in Critical Condition
Gichyan has told his lawyer that there are only 6 beds in the 12-person cell he is being held in, and that all the inmates there smoke, which leads to a further worsening...
Accused in Domestic Violence Cases Not Punished Appropriately by Armenian Courts: Report
As regards the activities of law enforcement agencies, the report states that in all the monitored cases, law enforcement officials have failed to properly act on the victims' previous complaints...
Human Rights Advocates Declare Armenian Opposition Activist Prisoner of Conscience
Gevorg Safaryan, a member New Armenia and Founding Parliament anti-government movements, is a victim of discrimination, a prisoner of conscience, and a political...
Armenian Human Rights Activist Prosecuted for Revealing Usury Cases Involving High-Ranking Officials
Over the years, the statement reads, Veles has managed to uncover numerous money laundering cases involving current and former high-ranking officials...
Opposition Activist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Assaulting Police Officer
Safaryan also commented on prosecutor Vahe Dolmazyan's claim that the court could not trust the defense witnesses' testimonies “because they are the defendant's friends and are thus biased...
Armenia's Justice Ministry Received $32.6 Million in Foreign Grants in 2007-2015
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of State has awarded the following grants to the “Offenders Rehabilitation Center...
Protesters Demand that Armenian Judge Be Punished for Leaving Children with Abusive Father
This is a classic case of domestic abuse: the woman fled her house after yet another violent episode, and the father now wants to forcibly take away her children. There is a clear ...
Opposition Activist Charged with Violence Against Police Officer Says He Has No Hope for Acquittal
Safaryan has been behind bars for nearly year; he was arrested on January 1, 2016, and subsequently charged with assaulting police officer Gegham Khachatryan, after several dozen members of...
Yerevan Court Grants Photojournalist's Appeal Against Law Enforcement Agency's Inaction
Speaking to Epress.am on Friday, Mazmanyan's lawyer, Ara Gharagyozyan, said the photojournalist has recently won...