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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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․․.
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,..
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...
Yerevan Convict's Previous Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Inaccurate, Officials Claim
“Currently I'm trying to obtain all the documents regarding Gevorgyan's health in order to understand how ministry officials arrived at such a conclusion. How do you misdiagnose someone with Parkinson's disease?” the lawyer said...
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 ...
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, ...