by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 20, 2020 | Editor's Choice, Torture
The residents of Sisian are excited. After 64-year-old Garnik Muradyan turned to the law enforcement bodies and a criminal case was filed with the Special Investigation Service under the article “Torture”, new individuals appeared, who assured that the...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Dec 27, 2019 | Army, Editor's Choice
The relatives of the killed serviceman Arthur Ajamyan were rallying in the second protest today. Last time they were near the National Assembly building, where they met with deputies and heard promises from them to expose Arthur’s death case speedily. This time...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 23, 2019 | Editor's Choice, Torture
Yesterday, a video was posted on NewsMedia’s YouTube page showing police officers trying to extort testimony from a citizen, torturing him with a respirator and a baton. Ashot Aharonyan, head of the Police’s Public Relations and Information Department,...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 17, 2019 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice
A professional criminal Merab Kalashov is not in Armenia. He was extradited and handed over to French law enforcement bodies, but a criminal case has been filed for his illegal extradition and beating. Merab Kalashov’s lawyer Armen Melkonyan told Forrights.am:...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 13, 2019 | Army, Editor's Choice
In two months, it will be the 5th anniversary of the assassination of cadet Haykaz Barseghyan, but the trial is still ongoing. Trial sessions are periodically adjourned during the four years of the trial, similar motions are submitted to the court, and the subjects...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Sep 26, 2019 | Editor's Choice, Social Rights
At the August 8, 2019 sitting of the Government, chaired by Acting Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, a decision was made to allocate gratuitous space to the Armenian Caritas NGO in Shahumyan and Taper communities of Ararat region. It is planned to create a city for...
