by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 28, 2019 | Closed Institutions
Arthur Sakunts, a human rights activist and member of the public monitoring group in the penitentiary institutions, considers the ban on visiting Arthur Vardanyan, whose health is in extremely critical state, “an arbitrary interpretation of the law.” “This...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 3, 2019 | Closed Institutions
Vagharshak Avetisyan It is several days since alarming signals are coming out from the penitentiary institution to the free world. The residents of penitentiaries are warning that life-sentenced prisoner Vagharshak Avetisyan is in termless hunger strike. Today is the...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jan 26, 2019 | Closed Institutions
“The accused of embezzlement of millions of dollars are being charged today, but they are free, and Mher Eghazaryan, who has been on hunger strike for 44 days, is charged only for 9 million drams of fraud, but he was not released from custody even for 5 million...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 26, 2018 | Closed Institutions
Artur Mkrtchyan, a life-term prisoner, has been in prison for nearly 23 years. On August 1, an unprecedented decision was made at the Avan residence of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction regarding his case. Judge Artush Gabrielyan has recognized the decision of...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 16, 2018 | Closed Institutions
Political scientist Arkadi Vardanyan, who was released from prison after being there for about five and a half years, in his conversation with Forrighs.am spoke about what has changed in the penitentiaries after the revolution. He told that, although bribes were...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 16, 2018 | Closed Institutions
Karen Oganesyan, a life-sentenced prisoner who was serving his sentence for 23 years, was released on parole today. Oganesyan had applied to the penitentiary twice for early release, but the penitentiary had made a negative conclusion, so the court did not appeal the...
