by Journalists for Human Rights | Aug 16, 2021 | Closed Institutions, News
Karen Hovhannisyan, a former employee of the “Panther” security service, who has been accused of killing his ex-girlfriend since 2018 and has been kept in prison, has been constantly fighting against the accusation during these years. He was twice beaten...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Aug 16, 2021 | Closed Institutions
The penitentiaries are overlooked and the torture continues there. Human rights activist Zhanna Aleksanyan, President of the “Journalists for Human Rights” NGO, stated this during today’s press conference in the “Media Center”. The press...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Jun 8, 2021 | Closed Institutions
Gegham Kostanyan, a detainee in the Armavir penitentiary, is awaiting sentencing. He is in poor health and is currently in the Convicts’ Hospital. Kostanyan’s daughter Ani Aramyan informed Forrights.am about this. She said that her father constantly had...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice
“Here have not been any radical reforms in penitentiaries after the revolution,” Arthur Mkrtchyan, a prisoner to life, told Forrights. “The only difference is that the laws have started to work. In the past, before the revolution, the law did not...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 22, 2021 | Closed Institutions
The health condition of Vagharshak Khostikyan, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 36 days in “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution, deteriorated yesterday. The employees of the institution provided first aid, after which Khostikyan was taken...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 21, 2020 | Closed Institutions, Corruption, News
The Azerbaijani armed forces continue bombarding towns and cities of Artsakh. The State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh said overnight October 20-21 the situation was relatively stable in all civilian settlements, but immediately before sunrise the...