by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 2, 2020 | Army
Today, in the Haytagh village of Armavir region, the last farewell to Artsakh Defense Army soldier Vahram Avagyan was held. He died on January 30 in the training military unit. After hours of the incident, without any investigation, his death was labeled as suicide by...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 31, 2020 | Army
The family members of soldier Arman Levonyan killed in the Mataghis military unit on September 28 have no information about the preliminary investigation. A murder was committed and a case was initiated by article of the Criminal Code (Article 104:1), but there are no...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 30, 2020 | Army
Marine Sargsyan ․ Hayk’s aunt On October 10, 2018, Junior Sergeant Hayk Sargsyan received gunshot wound from the enemy in one of the military units of Artsakh. The bullet crushed the soldier’s right elbow. The condition was assessed as satisfactory....
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 29, 2020 | Army
While Armenia is celebrating the Army Day enthusiastically, complaints about conscription do not stop at Forrights.am’s office. This time, Gevorg Mehrabyan, brother of enlisted Hovhannes Mehrabyan, addressed us, who claims that his brother is being sent to the...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 28, 2020 | Army
Khachatryan, an officer of the Berd Police Department of the RA Police, exceeding his powers, called Vizgen Gyozalyan, a resident of Chinchin village, and ordered him to write a document stating that he, Vazgen Gyozalyan, wanted to serve in the army. Otherwise, if the...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 25, 2020 | Army
Elmira Alaverdyan did not allow her son, now 20-year-old Vazgen Gyozalyan from Chinchin Chinchin village, to accomplish at least his 8th year of school. The boy often was losing consciousness. “He kept fainting. We were taken to Berd [regional center] by ambulance,...
