by Journalists for Human Rights | Jul 16, 2023 | 44-Day War, Editor's Choice
Today, Mary Harutyunyan found and posted on her social media page the pictures of her only son, Baghdasar, who was killed in the 44-Day War. In the photo, he is happy, surrounded by friends, having fun on Vardavar Day [an Armenian national festival during which people...
by Հասմիկ Համբարձումյան | Jul 14, 2023 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice
“He is an extremely friendly, extremely modest, smart and reaching boy”, – this is how his first teacher, Astghik Arakelyan, remembers Shavo Samsonian, a student of Jrvezh school, and immediately adds: “For me, he is always present.” Mrs....
by Հասմիկ Համբարձումյան | May 12, 2023 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice
The wounds of 66-year-old Mher Khudoyan’s soul have not healed. Two years after the 44-day war, he still cannot hold back tears when talking about Aper [nickname, meaning Brother], remembering episodes from his childhood. “I want my child,” says the...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 3, 2023 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice, Video
In the family of Yazidi Murad Kaloyan, who died in the 44-day war, they do not talk about him in the past tense. “He is with us, he will always be with us,” says his mother, 39-year-old Tereza Broyan. The Kaloyans live in Yerevan, in the administrative...
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...
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...
