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Police Urged to Punish Yerevan Hate Attackers
A statement issued by the Center also condemned the medical staff of Heratsi hospital complex for conduct “non-corresponding to medical ethics or the law of Armenia...Read More »
Group of LGBT Activists Attacked in Yerevan, Mocked by Hospital Staff
The hospital also failed to conduct a proper medical examination: “They demanded money and refused to otherwise treat [the activists]. They carried out some external exams, drew up protocols, and discharged them,” Hovsepyan said...Read More »
Armenia’s Recently Enlarged Communities Elect Local Leaders
Another Republican candidate Levon Zavaryan was elected the head of Lori province's community of Tumanyan. Three of the elected Council members are from Tumanyan, two - from Lorut. ...Read More »
Armenian Ruling Party’s Ombudsman Candidate Approved by State and Legal Affairs Committee
Postanjyan herself expressed confidence that she was qualified enough to carry out human rights activities: “The Ombudsman is neither a midfielder nor a person with limited rights...Read More »
Karabakh Civilian Shot Dead by Azeri Sniper – Official
According to Karabakh military authorities, 54-year-old Hakob Hambardzumyan, a resident of the village of Vazgenashen of Karabakh’s Martuni region, was shot dead by an Azerbaijani sniper at around 4 pm Thursday...Read More »
Hunger-Striking Armenian Female Prisoner Rushed to Intensive Care
“We were categorically opposed to taking her to the same hospital, but [authorities] decided to nevertheless go ahead with their decision,” the lawyer noted. Grigoryan added that she did not know how long the ...Read More »
Armenian Military Police Find Missing Yazidi Conscript in Hometown
19-year-old Yazidi conscript Aziz Bakoyan, who had willfully left on February 6 a military unit in Dilijan, has been discovered by military police near his place of residence in Armenia's Armavir province, Defense...Read More »
Investigation Into Armenian Soldier’s Death Closed; Parents Yet to Receive Written Notice
Criminal investigation into the death of Valery Muradyan, a soldier of Armenia's Armed Forces who died in 2010 in non-combat conditions, was closed early last December, but the family only learned about it...Read More »
Contract Serviceman Forced to Resign Due to Political Beliefs; Defense Minister Sees ‘No Grounds’ for Complaint
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan commented on the incident, saying that Tigran Mazmanyan “has no grounds for complaint against military leadership...Read More »
Suspect in Murder of Armenian Psychic on Hunger Strike Over Arrest Extension
On January 29, Farmanyan said, the investigator motioned to extend Mkhitaryan's arrest, claiming that expert advice still had to be obtained as part of the investigation. Namely, officials have yet...Read More »