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A person with mental health problems is kept in a common cell, and the “Hummer” is not returned to the owner

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jul 25, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Right to a Fair Trial, Torture

The author of the noisy incident that took place in the Republic Square on February 10, the driver of the “Hummer” that attacked the square, 25-year-old Gegham Sahradyan, a resident of Ararat city, has been in detention for half a year. His family does not...

“If you and I were alone, I would throw you out of the window.” The other reports violence in the police station

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jul 24, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture

Sonya Sargsyan, a resident of Spitak city of the Lori region, alerted the Journalists for Human Rights NGO, reporting that her son was abused by an officer of the Spitak police department. His son, Boris Mkrtchyan, is now detained. “On July 3, at 11:00 p.m., my...

Testimony at any cost. The lawyer found the defendant unconscious, lying on the floor of the toilet in Vagharshapat investigative department

by Հասմիկ Համբարձումյան | Jul 6, 2023 | Editor's Choice, News, Torture

54-year-old Andranik Sargsyan, who has spinal tuberculosis and weakness of the lower limbs due to it, was interrogated while unconscious state and tortured in Vagharshapat investigative department. As a result of tortures, on the basis of a petition drawn up by...

“They sat on a chair and began cursing, insulting, and beating me in whatever way they could.” Police violence at the “Ban” club

by Journalists for Human Rights and Narek Kirakosyan | Jun 27, 2023 | Editor's Choice, News, Torture

Another sensational incident took place with the participation of police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. With the intention of looking for drugs, they broke into the Ban club operating on Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, where they subjected the citizens to...

What made Vladimir Gasparyan worse than Vahe Ghazaryan?

by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 25, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture

What must the police have heard to enter the Polygraph club with the methods of anti-terror operation? At the very least, you woul have caught jihadists to act like that to show who is the master and ruler in this country. Vahe Ghazaryan will have to resign just for...

“The Azerbaijani doctor gave me medicine, but I didn’t take it: I was afraid, I was dying of fear.” The woman from Artsakh provides details

by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 6, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture

Late in the evening of April 4, one of the 27 citizens traveling from Goris to Stepanakert, which had remained in blockade in the corridor of Lachin for five hours, and then had to reach Stepanakaret in an Azerbaijani car, presents details of the incident. “We...