Khandoyan Ends Hunger Strike to Stop Drawing Attention Away from Protesting Friends
Note, Barseghyan and Bilyan have been on a hunger strike for 14 and 22 days, respectively. They demand that they are transferred to the Armavir prison from Yerevan’s Nubarashen...
Daredevils of Sasun Member On Hunger Strike for Three Weeks; His Condition Not Improving, Lawyer Says
Note, Armenia’s Human Rights Ombudsman’s office today issued a statement, saying that the three hunger striking Daredevils of Sasun members - Arayik Khandoyan...
Palestinian Doctor Claims Arab Students Illegally Buy Dentists Diplomas from Armenian Universities
Some of these people were able to get these diplomas within a few weeks; I’m convinced that there is a criminal group in Armenia which carries out this operation. There are...
Yerevan Armed Group Member Taken Out of Isolation, Does Not Intend to End Hunger Strike
Arayik Khandoyan, one of the leaders of the Daredevils of Sasun armed group who on December 29 went on a hunger strike in a solitary confinement cell in Yerevan’s Nubarashen cell, was yesterday...
Armenian Conscript Killed by Azeri Fire, Officials Say
Haykakan Zhamanak writes that Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the spokesperson for the Armenian Defense Ministry, did not confirm the information about the two wounded servicemen...
Young Man Who Is Allergic to Plants Found Fit for Military Service
Public Council Head Gegham Harutyunyan demanded that the parents present a document which would state that their son has been having episodes ...
Armenian Entrepreneur Demands Authorities Do Not Make Him Resort to Corruption
I told the brokers I would never pay customs officials any money. They asked whether I would take care of the issues myself, and I replied that ...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Stabbing to Women in Gyumri
The victims were taken to the Gyumri medical center with severe stab wounds. The alleged culprit has already been identified and arrested; an investigation is ongoing...
Two Members of Yerevan Armed Group on Hunger Strike, Held in ‘Unlivable Conditions’
Bilyan has been refusing food for 8 days; he demands that he is transferred to a civilian hospital where he would be provided with proper medical treatment. The prisoner ...
Young Man With Multiple Health Disorders Deemed Fit for Military Service; Parents Demand Reassessment
Hunoyan’s apparent problems, however, were not enough proof to exempt him from service; the Council stated they needed a corresponding medical assessment to be able ...
Draftees’ Rights in Armenia Violated Mainly During Medical Examinations
According to the HCAV report, the rights of conscripts are violated especially during medical examinations: “Although the law provides for a total and...
Student Opposing Military Draft Abolishment Ends Hunger Strike, Insists Authorities ‘Will Never Win’
- My professors, friends and a number of other people whom I respect started a petition and collected over 500 signatures, asking me to stop the hunger strike...