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Jailed Yerevan Gunman Ends 27-Day Hunger Strike
- He feels well; he has been given an individual cell, and as far as we know, the prison officials have no intention of transferring him back to his old cell...Read More »
Former Conscript’s Family Still Uncertain How Son Received Serious Head Injury While In Service
“[Officials] are not telling the whole truth. The kid has yet to say anything concrete as well. He once said that the driver was to blame, but now he says he remembers nothing...Read More »
Armenia’s Defense Minister Starts Crowdfunding to Help Out Injured Soldier, Insults Opponents of His ‘Humane’ Initiative
Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan, for his part, was quick to come to Sargsyan’s defense. “Everyone seems to think that...Read More »
Former Sanitek Employee Unable to Claim Social Benefits
The woman who was hit by a car in March 2016 as she tried to cross the street to carry out her street-cleaning. On the day of the accident, according to a past interview ...Read More »
Palestinian Doctor Claims Arab Students Illegally Buy Dentists Diplomas from Armenian Universities
Some of these people were able to get these diplomas within a few weeks; I’m convinced that there is a criminal group in Armenia which carries out this operation. There are...Read More »
Young Man Who Is Allergic to Plants Found Fit for Military Service
Public Council Head Gegham Harutyunyan demanded that the parents present a document which would state that their son has been having episodes ...Read More »
Two Members of Yerevan Armed Group on Hunger Strike, Held in ‘Unlivable Conditions’
Bilyan has been refusing food for 8 days; he demands that he is transferred to a civilian hospital where he would be provided with proper medical treatment. The prisoner ...Read More »
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 ...Read More »
Yerevan Armed Group Member on Hunger Strike to Demand Proper Medical Treatment
Bilyan has spine issues and demands that he is sent to a civilian hospital for examination. After the announcement of the hunger strike, the prisoner was...Read More »
Armenia to Pay EUR 12 000 to Family of Dead Pregnant Woman, ECHR Rules
On 26 May 2008 the Avan and Nor-Nork District Court of Yerevan dismissed the applicant’s complaint, finding that the inquiry into K.M.’s death had been thorough and adequate...Read More »