Jailed Ex-Deputy Defense Minister 'Isolated from Outside World,' Denied Visitation with Lawyer
Everyone is aware that Shirkhanyan is unable to move on his own; officers used to assist him to walk to the visitation room during all our previous meetings. This time, however, they...
Newly Arrested Man Who Delivered Food to Opposition Armed Group Goes on Hunger Strike
Speaking to Epress.am, AWF member Syuzan Simonyan said the demonstrators had taken with them a bag full of bread to the protest action...
Hunger-Striking Prisoner Experiencing Sharp Health Deterioration, Lawyer Says
Gevorgyan has recently been transferred to the Armavir prison from Yerevan’s Nubarashen jail. In the process, the Nubarashen administration took away Gevorgyan's...
European Court Requests Jailed Opposition Gunman's Health Records from Armenia's Government
The European Court of Human Rights has requested Armenia's government on February 3 to provide the complete medical history and medical records on Nubarashen...
Yerevan Prisoner Ends 6-Day Dry Hunger Strike
Papikyan said that he has already challenged the recent court decision to extend his client's detention period at both the Appeals and Cassataion courts; at the same time, the lawyer intends to...
Armenian Soldier Accused of Injuring Himself to Avoid Service 'Needs Compulsory Psychiatric Treatment'
According to Martoyan, in “any normal country,” the criminal case against the soldier would have been terminated due to lack of criminal intent; “A sick person should be sent...
Seriously Ill Armenian Convict Deprived of Wheelchair and Medication
After launching the hunger strike, the prisoner has been transferred to a cold solitary confinement cell, which, Veziryan said, could result in further deterioration of Gevorgyan's...
Yerevan Prisoner Moved to 'Livable' Cell Following Ombudsman's Intervention
On January 27, the lawyer had published Khandoyan's letter from prison, according to which, the inmate had been taken to a “cold and damp” solitary confinement cell, despite having...
Coup Plot Suspect Goes on Dry Hunger Strike to Protest Extension of Detention
After the latest 30-day hunger strike, he has acquired a number of illnesses, which we are worried might get worse with time. He has kidney and blood pressure...
Yerevan Prisoner Again Taken to Cell with Broken Windows
The cell is damp; cold penetrates the cell through the broken window. I'm currently going through a medical treatment, and prison officials are therefore subjecting me to inhuman treatment ...
Proceedings Against High-Ranking Prison Officials Again Terminated
It is thereby evident that the prison security personnel have failed to perform their responsibilities properly, which also needs to be legally assessed...
Protesting Yerevan Prisoners Transferred to 'Cell Resembling Pigpen'
There is no healthy spot left on their bodies, so they thought it pointless to continue to fight for their rights, when the law itself does not protect them. The prisoners are convinced that...