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“If you and I were alone, I would throw you out of the window.” The other reports violence in the police station

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jul 24, 2023 | Editor's Choice, Torture

Sonya Sargsyan, a resident of Spitak city of the Lori region, alerted the Journalists for Human Rights NGO, reporting that her son was abused by an officer of the Spitak police department. His son, Boris Mkrtchyan, is now detained. “On July 3, at 11:00 p.m., my...

Artsakh [the Armenian name of Nagorno Karabakh] residents attempted to cross the Hakari bridge

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jul 21, 2023 | Editor's Choice, News

On July 21, the citizens of the Republic of Artsakh [NK] tried to cross the Hakari bridge and go to their homes. Armenian and international journalists covered their return to Artsakh. Margarita Karamyan, one of the initiators, a resident of Artsakh, the...

“If my condition gets too bad, take out your weapon, shoot me and go ahead: do not leave your positions.” Omar’s commander

by Narek Kirakosyan | Jul 18, 2023 | Army, Editor's Choice

“When I look at his eyes, it seems to me that he wants to say something,” says the mother at her son’s grave, holding back her tears: she has lost her son in 44-Day War. The silence of the military pantheon of Aparan is interrupted by the words of...

“They called us and told to go and pick up our son’s body, we went, but they said there was a mistake; it was an officer’s body, which they burried”

by Journalists for Human Rights | Jul 17, 2023 | 44-Day War, Army, Editor's Choice

Aghasi Arabachyan, the father of Gevorg Arabachyan, who went missing after the 44-Day War, was near the government building, surrounded by police troops in red and black berets, and State Security Service officers. He is looking for his son and has many questions, but...

“He was recognized by the Vardavar picture:” Remembering Baghdasar Gharibyan

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...

“The children were sent to the occupied territory, thrown into a meat grinder: why?” The Yazidi Samsonians never received their son’s body

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....