Yerevan Court Turns Away Appeal Seeking to Reopen Proceedings Against Police Officers
Speaking to Epress.am, the plaintiffs' lawyer, Haykuhi Harutyunyan, said it was noteworthy that the judge failed to provide any justification for the rejection. The mothers, for their part, announced their intention to...
Gaspari Taken to Court in Ambulance
It's a violation of the law because I was set to be brought in at 3 pm. They also did not clarify why they took me to court in an ambulance. This proves that the medical institution is a subdivision of the police and...
Armenia's Recently Enlarged Communities Elect Local Leaders
Another Republican candidate Levon Zavaryan was elected the head of Lori province's community of Tumanyan. Three of the elected Council members are from Tumanyan, two - from Lorut. ...
Armenian Ruling Party's Ombudsman Candidate Approved by State and Legal Affairs Committee
Postanjyan herself expressed confidence that she was qualified enough to carry out human rights activities: “The Ombudsman is neither a midfielder nor a person with limited rights...
Karabakh Civilian Shot Dead by Azeri Sniper - Official
According to Karabakh military authorities, 54-year-old Hakob Hambardzumyan, a resident of the village of Vazgenashen of Karabakh’s Martuni region, was shot dead by an Azerbaijani sniper at around 4 pm Thursday...
Defense Lawyers in Armenian Cadet Murder Case Do Not Trust Forensic Evidence
According to the forensic medical examination of Barseghyan's corpse, the cause of death has been ruled as asphyxia by compression of the neck with a blunt object. Experts also found ...
Newborn Sustained Fatal Injuries During Birth, Forensic Exam Shows
Speaking to Epress.am Thursday, the infant's father Makar Antonyan, a resident of the Aygestan village in Armenia's Ararat province, said he has filed a report with the Police to initiate a criminal investigation into his newborn son's death...
Hunger-Striking Armenian Female Prisoner Rushed to Intensive Care
“We were categorically opposed to taking her to the same hospital, but [authorities] decided to nevertheless go ahead with their decision,” the lawyer noted. Grigoryan added that she did not know how long the ...
Republicans' Ombudsman Nominee 'Advocates Against Torture Victims' in ECtHR, Postanjyan Says
-Say, if one's fundamental and exclusive right not to be subjected to torture were violated, and the citizen took the case to the European Court, the Armenian side would be obliged to provide the Court with...
Armenian Military Police Find Missing Yazidi Conscript in Hometown
19-year-old Yazidi conscript Aziz Bakoyan, who had willfully left on February 6 a military unit in Dilijan, has been discovered by military police near his place of residence in Armenia's Armavir province, Defense...
Investigation Into Armenian Soldier's Death Closed; Parents Yet to Receive Written Notice
Criminal investigation into the death of Valery Muradyan, a soldier of Armenia's Armed Forces who died in 2010 in non-combat conditions, was closed early last December, but the family only learned about it...
Yerevan Judge, Defendants No-Show in Appeal Hearing, 'Deliberately Delaying Process,' Plaintiffs Say
A few minutes after Kotsinyan's message, the parents were nevertheless invited to the courtroom, where they were informed that the hearing could not take place since the judge was in the deliberation room for...