Charges Against Jailed Oppositionist Not Confirmed by Prosecutor General
Sooner or later, Hayrapetyan added, they were going to appeal against Safaryan’s arrest to the European Court of Human Rights, and so “law enforcement authorities are trying to mask their flaws....
Armenian Soldier Dead of Apparent Suicide, Officials Say
Conscript Kamo V Martirosyan’s body was discovered at around 4pm Monday, with a fatal gunshot wound to the chin, officials said. The country’s Special Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case under...
Customs Reforms in Armenia Harm Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Press
“So far it has only touched the wholesale market, but if this situation persists for another 20-30 days, [the issue] might move to retail. We’re talking about household equipment, gadgets, and clothing...
Military Service in Armenia Should Be Optional, Sakunts Says
The human rights activist pointed out that members of the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church have inexplicable advantages over other soldiers; the army even pays clergymen salary based on the fact that they are...
Hrazdan Inmate Alleges Prison Ill-Treatment Based on His Sexual Orientation
Prison officials, as stated in A. M.'s complaint, insulted and kept him in a quarantine cell, refusing to transfer the inmate to a regular one. Officials also allegedly restricted the duration of the inmate's phone calls, and took...
Judge's Decision to Replace Gaspari's Lawyers 'Legally Unjustified'
The Shengavit district court judge issued the decision to remove the lawyers Saturday on the basis that they either failed, on multiple occasions, to appear in court, or left the courtroom without the judge's permission...
Defendant Killed Ex-Wife in 'Pre-Planned' Murder, Victim's Sister Claims
“He had written that he knew at the scene who killed whom and for what, and now he says nothing. In the police car, he had said, Artak did not even try to hide what he had done and showed no remorse for his...
Vanadzor City Authorities Buy Trash Cans for $200 a Piece: Press
Official documents show that Armenia's regional government bodies do their best to keep up with Yerevan Municipality in terms of wasting state resources, Zhoghovurd newspaper writes...
NKR Army Soldier Killed in Grenade Explosion
Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Ministry reported Saturday that conscript Sargis D Ohanyan, 19, was killed at around 4 pm Friday when a hand grenade exploded at the military positions of one of the eastern...
Appeal Court Upholds Defense Ministry Ban on Information on Non-Combat Army Deaths
In January, 2015, Peace Dialogue NGO filed a lawsuit against the Defense Ministry for its refusal to provide information on non-combat military deaths. Officials, however, responded to the claim only eight...
Servicemen Set to Testify in Permyakov Trial No Longer in Armenia, Russian Military Officials Say
The court today was to hear testimonies of a number of servicemen of the Russian base, among them Andrey Nikishin, Permyakov's immediate commander at the time. Despite being subpoenaed, however, the witness failed to appear in court...
Armenian Opposition Activist Denied Release from Pretrial Custody
A number of New Armenia members held a protest action shortly after the issuance of the verdict outside the courthouse and egged the building in protest of the decision. Protester Gagik Yeghiazaryan has been detained as....