Hunger-Striking Yerevan Prisoner Suffers Sharp Health Deterioration
The case is currently pending in court; in the meantime, Papyan has been sent to continue serving his sentence in Nubarashen...
Charges Against Sefilyan Based on Unsubstantiated Allegations, Lawyer Insists
In the above-mentioned interview, Sefilyan, who was the commander of the Shushi special military battalion during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, talked about Republican ...
Sasna Tsrer Members Needs Treatment in Civilian Hospital After Hunger Strike, Lawyer Says
- The doctors at the penitentiary give no noteworthy assessments of his health state. In addition, the Convicts’ Hospital does not have the technical equipment to identify a ...
Company Repairs Nubarashen Broken Sewer Line As ‘Gesture of Goodwill’
Murad Sargsyan, the press spokesperson for Veolia Jur, the company that carried out the repair works, told Epress.am that their workers repaired a broken sewer line and replaced a worn-out pipe...
Trials Over Political Oppositionists in Armenia ‘Reminiscent of Stalinist Repressions’
Head of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts expressed the opinion that the term “selective justice” should from now on be replaced with the term “target justice.”
Armenian Political Prisoner Calls for Participation in ‘Agreed-Upon War’
- Aliyev is in a rush, because international, regional and internal developments are becoming increasingly more unfavorable and dangerous for him and his regime...
‘Only 17’ Inmates Died in Armenian Prisons in 2017, Penitentiary Department Representative Says
What’s more, he continued, the authorities do not take any serious measures to eliminate hierarchical relations among inmates; “Prison officials even say that this system is good for keeping...
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...
Penitentiary Officials Lying About Calling Together Doctors for Jailed Oppositionist, Lawyer Claims
The statement by the public relations office of the Penitentiary Department says that on January 15, Hovhannes Harutyunyan's lawyer told the media that Harutyunyan had been...
Daredevils of Sasun Member on 26th Day of Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Recall, Daredevils of Sasun members Smbat Barseghyan and Armen Bilyan both went on a hunger strike in late December to demand that they are transferred to Armavir...
Jailed Yerevan Gunman Ends 25-Day Hunger Strike
According to the statement, Bilyan has undergone all the necessary medical examinations, received a consultation on a recommended diet following a hunger strike...
Armenia’s Ombudsman Neglecting Hunger-Striking Oppositionists, Protesters Insist
Tatoyan, in turn, countered that he had already sent an appeal - albeit an unanswered one - to the Penitentiary Department of the Justice Ministry, asking the ...