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“I don’t know what will happen to my son. 20 days after the captivity, they were taken to the army”

by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 23, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice

The servicemen who returned from captivity remained alone with their problems against the state. The Ministry of Defense headed by Suren Papikyan is taking them to the army, not taking into account a number of psychological problems that the servicemen acquired in...

“The Azerbaijanis on a high place and jumped on the backs of the captives.” The mother raises the alarm about her son’s psychological problems

by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 21, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice

“He hears a tiny-loud noise and says, ‘Mom, was it a shot?'” This is how the mother describes the mental state of her son, who returned from captivity, in one sentence. The 19-year-old soldier, staying in Azerbaijan for more than 20 days, was...

“They told in the military police: ‘You should blow yourselves up, you shouldn’t be taken prisoner’. They give away the positions, and the soldiers as well,” a soldier who has returned from captivity

by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 15, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice, News

One of the captured in September Armenian soldiers, who has already returned to his country, told Forrights.am details about the days of captivity on condition of anonymity: “Those were cruel days,” said our interlocutor, recalling the 20 days he spent in...

“The first three days were brutal in the military police of Azerbaijan; he says it was hell”

by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 1, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice

The servicemen who returned from captivity after the September battles may return to service. Their family members alert about the health problems of their sons, which are not only physical but also psychological. The family members who alerted the NGO...

“He called and said: Papa, that’s it, I’m under siege, take good care of you, bye.” The son said goodbye to his parents before he died

by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 25, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice

Armen Gasparyan was a participant in the combat operations of September 13. He was killed while defending Jermuk. After long battles against the enemy, Armen, realizing that he was under siege, called his parents at the last moment and said goodbye. “My son...

The 44-day war took both the husband and the house; they promise to give a house, but Hamest’s turn does not come

by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 25, 2022 | 44-Day War, Army

The 44-day war became a double disaster for Hamest Bejanyan. And it took her husband and the house. Samvel Bejanyan was killed in the positions; the house collapsed from the bombardment and was destroyed. She appealed to the administration of Martakert and Stepanavan,...