Prison

December 23, 2016 | 11:44
Armenian Oppositionists’ Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail

"The investigative body did not even file an official court motion to extend Poghosyan's detention; they just submitted their demand in some writ, and the court granted...

December 21, 2016 | 18:22
Arrested Ex-Defense Minister with Deteriorating Health Refuses Prison Medication

The lawyer had previously reported that Shirkhanyan had acquired a disability in the 11 months that he has spent in prison, claiming that if authorities did not take effective action to help the arrestee, he would not make it to his trial date...

December 20, 2016 | 17:35
Yerevan Men Arrested for Alleged Violence against Police Expect No Justice from Armenian Authorities

Liparit Simonyan, a lawyer for several of the men, in turn, stated that it is still unclear what they are being blamed for, and that in previous court hearing, the defense has filed numerous motions with the request to clarify the ...

December 20, 2016 | 13:52
Lawyers Ask European Court to Stand Up for Seriously Ill Yerevan Prisoner

Nubarashen officials, however, are not providing him with the required medications, nor do they give him meals for his special dietary needs. Instead, they urge Sargsyan to turn to his relatives for help, yet at the...

December 18, 2016 | 18:32
Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says

The resolution of disputes and establishment of good neighbourly relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan depends solely on the Karabakh conflict settlement... We can't ignore the fact that despite Turkey's unconditional...

December 13, 2016 | 14:14
Inmate Beaten and Threatened by Yerevan Prison Officers

The lawyer added that authorities have done nothing to punish those responsible for the previous instances of violence against Gevorgyan, and she was therefore not very hopeful about this case either...

December 13, 2016 | 13:53
Seriously Ill Yerevan Inmate Deprived of Proper Medical Care, Lawyers Claim

Erebuni doctors diagnosed Sargsyan with esophageal erosion and ulcers, and a number of other gastrointestinal problems. The inmate was recommended to undergo a drug treatment and taken back...

November 29, 2016 | 16:14
Armenian Investigators Banning Public Monitors from Visiting Prisoners

Larisa Minasyan, the head of the Open Society Foundations-Armenia, for her part, also condemned the introduction of the bans, observing that not even in 2008․․.

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

Davit Hakobyan, a 27-year-old former contract serviceman who had been sentenced to a year and six months in prison for reporting false bomb threats to police, has been pardoned by Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan,..

November 28, 2016 | 13:08
Broken Cell Window in Yerevan Prison Replaced Only After Ombudsman’s Intervention

Ararat Khandoyan is the brother of Nagorno-Karabakh war veteran Arayik Khandoyan, one of the three dozen members of the “Sasna Tsrer” anti-government group that seized a Yerevan police station in July to demand Armenian...

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December 23, 2016 | 11:44
Armenian Oppositionists’ Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail

December 21, 2016 | 18:22
Arrested Ex-Defense Minister with Deteriorating Health Refuses Prison Medication

December 20, 2016 | 17:35
Yerevan Men Arrested for Alleged Violence against Police Expect No Justice from Armenian Authorities

December 20, 2016 | 13:52
Lawyers Ask European Court to Stand Up for Seriously Ill Yerevan Prisoner

December 18, 2016 | 18:32
Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says

December 13, 2016 | 14:14
Inmate Beaten and Threatened by Yerevan Prison Officers

December 13, 2016 | 13:53
Seriously Ill Yerevan Inmate Deprived of Proper Medical Care, Lawyers Claim

November 29, 2016 | 16:14
Armenian Investigators Banning Public Monitors from Visiting Prisoners

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 28, 2016 | 13:08
Broken Cell Window in Yerevan Prison Replaced Only After Ombudsman’s Intervention

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Prison

December 23, 2016 | 11:44 Armenian Oppositionists’ Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail

December 21, 2016 | 18:22 Arrested Ex-Defense Minister with Deteriorating Health Refuses Prison Medication

December 20, 2016 | 17:35 Yerevan Men Arrested for Alleged Violence against Police Expect No Justice from Armenian Authorities

December 20, 2016 | 13:52 Lawyers Ask European Court to Stand Up for Seriously Ill Yerevan Prisoner

December 18, 2016 | 18:32 Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says

December 13, 2016 | 14:14 Inmate Beaten and Threatened by Yerevan Prison Officers

December 13, 2016 | 13:53 Seriously Ill Yerevan Inmate Deprived of Proper Medical Care, Lawyers Claim

November 29, 2016 | 16:14 Armenian Investigators Banning Public Monitors from Visiting Prisoners

November 29, 2016 | 11:25 Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 28, 2016 | 13:08 Broken Cell Window in Yerevan Prison Replaced Only After Ombudsman’s Intervention

December 23, 2016 | 11:44
Armenian Oppositionists’ Supporter Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison to Demand Bail

December 21, 2016 | 18:22
Arrested Ex-Defense Minister with Deteriorating Health Refuses Prison Medication

December 20, 2016 | 17:35
Yerevan Men Arrested for Alleged Violence against Police Expect No Justice from Armenian Authorities

December 20, 2016 | 13:52
Lawyers Ask European Court to Stand Up for Seriously Ill Yerevan Prisoner

December 18, 2016 | 18:32
Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says

December 13, 2016 | 14:14
Inmate Beaten and Threatened by Yerevan Prison Officers

December 13, 2016 | 13:53
Seriously Ill Yerevan Inmate Deprived of Proper Medical Care, Lawyers Claim

November 29, 2016 | 16:14
Armenian Investigators Banning Public Monitors from Visiting Prisoners

November 29, 2016 | 11:25
Ex-Soldier Jailed for False Terror Reports Pardoned by Armenian President

November 28, 2016 | 13:08
Broken Cell Window in Yerevan Prison Replaced Only After Ombudsman’s Intervention