by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
Harutyun Tilikyan, 22, was drafted into the army in the summer of 2020 after studying at a military college for six years. According to the servicemen, their regiment consisting of 1800 people took part in the war, but only 400-450 people returned from the war....
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
Suren Babayan, liaison Blondie, had left to defend Artsakh on the very next day of the war, on September 28, but had not had time to say goodbye to his family. The other son of the family, Andranik, also went to war on the same day. “I have health problems; I...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
20-year-old junior sergeant Mher Elizbaryan got married before leaving for the army. He was already in the army when his son was born. The last time he talked to his wife on the phone, he said: “You kiss my son for me.” Mher was drafted from the village of...
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 | May 18, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
Narek Aleksanyan, a conscript who received shrapnel wounds to his head and leg in Jrakan, Jabrayil, on the fourth day of the war, miraculously survived. He is now considered a person with 3rd degree of disability, but receives a regular pension instead of a military...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 28, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
On April 14, it was the 40th day after passing away of Norik Vardanyan, an 18-year-old participant in the 44-day war. The remains of the soldier who served only two months could be found and identified by DNA testing only about five months after the end of the war, on...
