Authorities to Investigate Young Mother’s Death After Complicated Labor
Khosrovyan died a few days after giving birth to her first child in a complicated labor. Her mother is convinced that the hospital “deliberately discharged her three days...
Yerevan Court Upholds Decision to Close Investigation Into Police Unwarranted Visit to Reporter
The court, however, decided that Makhsudyan’s rights and freedoms had not been violated and that all necessary investigative actions had been carried out...
Armenian Government Plans to Facilitate Mass Surveillance by Amending Law on Police
Armenia’s Government proposes to amend the country’s law on police and let officers use video and photo equipment anytime while performing their duties: when preventing and solving...
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...
Armenian Prisoner Subjected to Torture Before Death, Lawyer Insists
His body had obvious signs of torture - his limbs, fingers were broken; there were multiple bruises on his face. The fact of torture couldn't be more glaring. The forensic examination...
Sacked Penitentiary Department Employee Denied Final Pay, Takes Issue to Court
The trial, according to Papikyan, has revealed that his client is not the only former Penitentiary Department employee to be denied a final paycheck. Over the past 2-3 years, he said...
60-Year-Old Man Killed at Yerevan Supermarket
According to the news website, the man, Levon Asatryan, died from stab wounds to the neck on the way to hospital. Armenian police have already launched a murder investigation...
Armenia’s Police Support Gunning Down of Stray Dogs, Animal Lovers Claim
“The video was filmed and sent [to Dingo] by local residents. In such cases - arbitrary use of weapons in public areas - the police are obliged to take action even if there...
Military Officials Demand Newspaper Reveal Identity of Soldier Who Talked About Army Problems
The aim here is to ensure that no soldier leaks this type of information to the media in the future...
Young Man Detained Amid Protests in Yerevan
We were standing outside the Opera Suite Hotel when three people approached us, grabbed Robert and put him in a car. They only said they were from the police...
Yerevan Banana Importer Convinced Investigation Into Acid Attack on His Warehouse to Be Suspended
- The investigator dealing with our case told us that the investigation is not going anywhere and will most probably be soon suspended...
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...