Conscript Soldier Found Hanged in Armenian Village
A conscript soldier of a Yazidi origin was found hanged near a house in the village of Hatsik in Armenia’s Shirak province. Speaking to Epress.am, Hatsik village head Artur Matevosyan ...
Armenian Defense Ministry Denies Abroad Treatment Financial Aid to Former Soldier
Your illness came up neither as a result of an injury received during combat duty nor while carrying out military duties, therefore you are not eligible...
Sasna Tsrer Member Ends Hunger Strike
Ending the hunger strike does not mean giving up on the struggle. We are still vigilantly following the events in our country and are prepared to stand by ...
Armenian Banana Importer Reports Acid Attack on His Warehouses
Banana imports to Armenia used to be monopolized by the Catherine Group company reportedly owned by Mihran Poghosyan, former head of the...
Armenian Teacher Fined AMD 200 000 for ‘Negligently’ Inflicting Eye Injury on Student
The circumstances described by the victim testify that the teacher’s actions were intentional. An AMD 200 000 fine as a punishment is just absurd...
Fellow Serviceman and Commander Arrested on Suspicion of Killing Armenian Soldier
Osyan, nevertheless, is convinced that her son did not have any problems during his service: “Whenever he’d...
Gaspari Holds Lie-In to Support Hunger-Striking Oppositionist
Speaking to reporters, Ombudsman staffer Hrachya Palyan announced that the staff are aware of the issues raised by Gaspari and are trying to...
Armenian Prisoner Reports Being Threatened by Prison Officers
HCAV reported the incident to the Penitentiary Department of the Justice Ministry immediately after the phonecall; the department, however, replied to the report a month later...
Mother of Soldier Killed During ‘April War’ Refuses to Send Youngest Son to Army
The minister of defense has to do me a favor and free my son from service, given that he does not have a father and that his family lives in difficult social...
Sefilyan’s Lawyer Accuses Judge of Illegal Conduct, Asks President to Terminate Her Powers
The courtroom is always full of policemen, and there are practically no bailiffs there. This alone is enough to get the impression that you are present not at ...
One-Sided Prosecutions Year After Attacks on Protesters, Journalists: HRW
The police response was heavy-handed at times. At a July 29 protest in the neighborhood of the seized police station, police fired stun grenades into peaceful crowds...
Sasna Tsrer Member Goes on Hunger Strike, Demands Protection from Hate Propaganda
From the very first days of our arrest, the idea began to spread that the authorities wanted to announce grants of clemency but did not do so...