Prison

November 22, 2016 | 18:31
Police Ill-Treatment of Detained Persons Still a Problem in Armenia, CPT Report Says

“Concerning safeguards, the delegation noted that none of the civil psychiatric patients at the Gyumri Centre and just two at Nubarashen Hospital, accommodating over 300 patients, were the subject of involuntary hospitalisation ...

November 17, 2016 | 20:40
Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

Four prisoners in Yerevan's Convicts' Hospital penitentiary have gone on a dry hunger strike on Wednesday to demand proper medical care, Aravot newspaper reported Thursday. Convicts Vahe Andreasyan, Armen Mkrtchyan, ...

November 17, 2016 | 13:06
Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

The three oppositionists voting against the bill were members of the Armenian National Congress faction Aram Manukyan and Levon Zurabyan, and Heritage representative Zaruhi Postanjyan. During the parliament's three-day ...

November 15, 2016 | 13:52
Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead

“They dragged the issue for over a year and finally said that there was not enough money in the state budget to send Davit to Germany,” Sergey Hakobyan said. Officials' failure to carry out their promise, the father added...

November 12, 2016 | 12:50
Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike

“I visited Narek yesterday and passed him a letter from Jirayr Sefilyan, Varuzhan Avetisyan, Arayik Khandoyan and Areg Kyureghyan. In the letter, [the oppositionists] urged Sargsyan to end the hunger strike, insisting...

October 12, 2016 | 12:16
‘More Inmates, More Profit;’ Yerevan Prisoner Sends Anonymous Letter to Prime Minister

In the letter to the PM the prisoner writes about the “embezzlement schemes” running in Armenia’s prison and expresses his hope that Karapetyan will take measures to combat this phenomenon...

September 7, 2016 | 12:56
Young Man Found Hanged in Armavir Jail Was ‘Not Predisposed’ to Suicide

The lawyer added that she intended to file a motion for a re-examination appointment since “there are many mysterious circumstances surrounding the death...

August 24, 2016 | 15:01
Inmate Found Dead in Yerevan Prison Cell

According to officials, Gagik Buniatyan used his clothing to hang himself. There was no further elaboration or clarification into the circumstances surrounding the inmate's death...

August 22, 2016 | 18:14
Arrested Gunmen ‘Tortured’ at Convicts’ Hospital, Lawyers Claim

Ara Gharagyozyan, a lawyer for arrestee Hovhannes Harutyunyan, for his part, announced that his client was also being tortured by the staff of the Convicts’ Hospital. “My client has serious health issues, but he is not ...

July 21, 2016 | 19:12
I Declare My Solidarity with the Rebels

Meanwhile, I declare my solidarity with the rebels and demand that the authorities resolve the conflict through exclusively peaceful negotiations, no matter how much time or effort it requires...

Epress.am News from Armenia

November 22, 2016 | 18:31
Police Ill-Treatment of Detained Persons Still a Problem in Armenia, CPT Report Says

November 17, 2016 | 20:40
Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

November 17, 2016 | 13:06
Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

November 15, 2016 | 13:52
Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead

November 12, 2016 | 12:50
Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike

October 12, 2016 | 12:16
‘More Inmates, More Profit;’ Yerevan Prisoner Sends Anonymous Letter to Prime Minister

September 7, 2016 | 12:56
Young Man Found Hanged in Armavir Jail Was ‘Not Predisposed’ to Suicide

August 24, 2016 | 15:01
Inmate Found Dead in Yerevan Prison Cell

August 22, 2016 | 18:14
Arrested Gunmen ‘Tortured’ at Convicts’ Hospital, Lawyers Claim

July 21, 2016 | 19:12
I Declare My Solidarity with the Rebels

Dreams after Karabakh

Yerevan Municipality Fires 39 Bus Drivers, Bringing End to Their Strike

Yerevan Municipality Assists Police in Raiding Another Techno Club

My friends feel closer to me than my family

Collective Statement by the Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement

Do Not Have Sex in Baku! Azerbaijani Youth Warn Eurovision Tourists

Man who Posted Armenian Actress Anjela Sargsyan’s Pornographic Photos Online Arrested

Stepanakert Police Forcibly Detain Yerevan Girl; Tell Her to Look for Laws in Armenia

Women in Armenia to Receive Free Medical Treatment for One Month

No Separation of Church and State in Armenia? Opinion

Prison

November 22, 2016 | 18:31 Police Ill-Treatment of Detained Persons Still a Problem in Armenia, CPT Report Says

November 17, 2016 | 20:40 Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

November 17, 2016 | 13:06 Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

November 15, 2016 | 13:52 Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead

November 12, 2016 | 12:50 Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike

October 12, 2016 | 12:16 ‘More Inmates, More Profit;’ Yerevan Prisoner Sends Anonymous Letter to Prime Minister

September 7, 2016 | 12:56 Young Man Found Hanged in Armavir Jail Was ‘Not Predisposed’ to Suicide

August 24, 2016 | 15:01 Inmate Found Dead in Yerevan Prison Cell

August 22, 2016 | 18:14 Arrested Gunmen ‘Tortured’ at Convicts’ Hospital, Lawyers Claim

July 21, 2016 | 19:12 I Declare My Solidarity with the Rebels

November 22, 2016 | 18:31
Police Ill-Treatment of Detained Persons Still a Problem in Armenia, CPT Report Says

November 17, 2016 | 20:40
Four Armenian Prisoners Launch Dry Hunger Strike to Demand Surgeries

November 17, 2016 | 13:06
Military Benefits Bill Passed by Parliament

November 15, 2016 | 13:52
Former Armenian Serviceman Promised Treatment Abroad, Sent to Jail Instead

November 12, 2016 | 12:50
Yerevan Prisoner Ends Two-Week Hunger Strike

October 12, 2016 | 12:16
‘More Inmates, More Profit;’ Yerevan Prisoner Sends Anonymous Letter to Prime Minister

September 7, 2016 | 12:56
Young Man Found Hanged in Armavir Jail Was ‘Not Predisposed’ to Suicide

August 24, 2016 | 15:01
Inmate Found Dead in Yerevan Prison Cell

August 22, 2016 | 18:14
Arrested Gunmen ‘Tortured’ at Convicts’ Hospital, Lawyers Claim

July 21, 2016 | 19:12
I Declare My Solidarity with the Rebels