Armenian Villagers Demand Compensation for Damage Caused by Toxic Tailings
On the outskirts of [Geghanush], all the residents have died from tumors. Babies are born sick and immediately transferred to children's hospitals,” villager Amalya Martirosyan told the organization. ..
Arrested Oppositionist Unsafe in Jail, Lawyer Says
“There are two types of separate cells in jails. The one Safaryan's in is not a specially guarded one: this cell is under the control of the criminal world and is unsafe,” Harutyunyan said, adding that the situation with the oppositionist's...
Armenian Civic Activist Forcibly Taken to Court (Video)
On Wednesday, January 20, Gaspari delivered a letter of appeal to the country's Chamber of Advocates, rejecting the services of his newly assigned public defender Mery Alaverdyan. Speaking to...
Parents of Dead Armenian Soldiers and Lawyer Receive Police's 'Special Treatment' (Video)
After the incident, the parents went to the National Assembly and met with deputy head of legal department Garegin Petrosyan. The official told them that he had been on holiday and was out of the loop...
Family of Armavir Man Who Allegedly Killed Himself in Jail Gets Visit from 'Threatening' Pair
The pair who visited Karapetyan's house, HCAV's statement reads, did not introduce themselves; they first expressed their condolences to the young man's grandfather and then tried to find out what actions the family...
Hrant Dink Commemorated in Yerevan on 9th Anniversary of Death (Video, Photo)
Participants of the commemoration ceremony, which was organized by Istanbul-based Armenian activist movement Nor Zartonk, also delivered a petition to the Armenian capital’s municipality calling on the authorities to name...
Judge Denies Motion to Transfer Gyumri Massacre Trial to Armenian Courtroom
Human rights activist, Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor office head Artur Sakunts protested upon the start of the trial against the setting of the hearings. He said that “proper working conditions” had not been created at...
Armenian Convict Appeals Termination of Proceedings Against Top Prison Officials
Recall, Shamiryan, a former Hrazdan inmate, had filed a complaint with Armenia's Special Investigation Service against the prison officials, claiming to have had come to an agreement with Babayan over ...
Opposition Activist Ends Hunger Strike
Safaryan had gone into a hunger strike Friday evening, demanding to be transferred to an individual cell, and, as stated by Pashinyan, prison authorities have met his demands. “Safaryan has no complaints over the conditions in his new cell,” the lawmaker wrote...
Armenia Swine Flu Death Toll Continues to Rise
As of January 15 official statistics, a total number of 992 people with acute respiratory infections have applied for hospital treatment, 873 of them – minors. 502 of the patients are suffering from pneumonia...
Armenian Opposition Activists Go Into Another Hunger Strike in Jail
New Armenia reports that Gevorg Safaryan has now been taken to a punishment cell, while Kyureghyan has been joined by several other hunger-strikers in his “very small” cell, “which has led to intolerable conditions for the inmates....
Yerevan Residents Willing to Take 'Drastic Measures' to Fight for Their Rights
As for the proposed alternative apartments, Geravetyan said they were in a newly constructed building on Pushkin street which the tenants of nearby buildings have continuously been protesting against...