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Were the soldiers asleep or did they struggle to get out? The controversy over the barracks fire deepens

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 26, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice

A week after the accident at the military shelter located in the Azat community of Gegharkunik region, as a result of which 15 servicemen were burnt alive and three were injured and hospitalized, the information provided by all parties contradicts each other. Was...

“Mom, send a flag: this is like an abandoned post; there is no flag”

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 24, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice, Video

“I demand my child, will you give hime?” I gave my son, give him back, be responsible, give him back! He was the light of my house. We became orphans, this house has been left abandoned.” Parents who lost their only son spend most of their day in...

“There was a dispute in positions, curses were heard.” The parents of a soldier serving in the National Security Service Boarder Guard Forces exclude the hypothesis of their son’s suicide

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice, Video

A month after the death of a conscript soldier of the NSS border guard forces, Karen Danielyan, the parents do not know the circumstances of their son’s death. The incident took place on the night of December 13-14, between 04:20 and 04:40 am. The Ministry of...

“I look at the mountain and see my child is lying down on it: what shall I do?” The father’s only wish is to get his son’s body

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 16, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice, Video

61-year-old Hovik Khachatryan eyes, who lives in Pokr Masrik village of Gegharkunik region, are directed only towards Kutakan mountains: after the short battles of September, the body of his son, 34-year-old Shiraz Khachatryan, is there. At first, he was in military...

Captivity: After being tortured in Baku, soldiers are tortured also in Yerevan

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jan 12, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice

The Journalists for Human Rights NGO summarizes the violations of the rights of 17 servicemen who were captured during the battles of September 13 and returned to Yerevan from Baku on October 4. The soldiers were in positions with up to 10 people, mostly without a...

Azerbaijani military opens fire at Armenian positions

by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 20, 2022 | Army

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened various caliber small arms fire at Armenian military positions deployed in the direction of Kutakan around 00:05, December 20, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement. The Armenian side did not suffer casualties. As...