by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 26, 2018 | Army, Editor's Choice
The mother of Levon Torosyan, a soldier killed in the Mehrabner border military unit in Tavush region on May 6, cannot forget his son’s phonecall. Right before his death, he has talked to her for 4 minutes and 16 seconds. Suddenly the son screamed,...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 22, 2018 | Army, Editor's Choice
The parents of about 10 soldier who were killed in the army and whose deaths were labeled as “suicides”, met with the acting prime minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan today. The meeting was not the initiative of the authorities; yesterday, the fathers of...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 11, 2018 | Army, Editor's Choice
In the village of Proshyan, near the entrance to the big house of the Azatyans, the family lineage tree is displayed. The root is written in capital letters, AZAT (a masculine name, which translates as FREE). On the names of several men following Azat are black...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 15, 2018 | Army, Editor's Choice
“On the first day, they announced that he was killed with an enemy bullet. In a couple of days, they said that a citizen of the Artsakh Republic fired a citizen of the Republic of Armenia. It comes out that Artsakh is our enemy,” says Derenik Mkrtchyan,...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 12, 2018 | Editor's Choice, News
“Arayik Khandoyan was subjected to violence and torture in the most cruel and most inhuman manner …” On October 10, 2018, Arayik Khandoyan, with the nickname “Lonely Wolf”, passed away unexpectedly. He had health problems that had...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 6, 2018 | Army, Editor's Choice
A resident of Yerevan, who serves in one of the military units of the Martakert region of the Defense Army, soldier K. is being sued. The boy is charged with Article 333 of the Criminal Code for giving false testimony against the officer G. of the military unit. In...