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 ...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Convict’s Father Blames Yerevan Prison for Son’s Death
After the relatives’ appeal, a criminal case was initiated under article 130.2 of the Armenian criminal code (non-performance or improper performance of professional duties by persons providing medical care and health services...
'Unprecedented': Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months' Arrest and Torture
Arayik Papikyan also spoke about the press publications in 2013, which, according to the lawyer, “even jeopardized Kungortsev's life.” “From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous...
'I Crawled Out of the Cell and Refused to Go Back'; Gaspari Recounts Brutal Torture in Prison
I told the management about the issue, but after a few reprimands they decided to punish me and take me to an isolation cell … we went down to the basement, and there was one self-harmed man...
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Doesn't Know of Any Political Prisoners in Armenia
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for monitoring Armenia are in Yerevan, where they are meeting with parliamentary factions.
Nikol Pashinyan on his Journey Behind-the-Scenes of Life
Being in prison has not so much changed as it has enriched my ideas of Armenian reality. There are very few people who...