by Journalists for Human Rights | Apr 14, 2022 | Army, News, Photos
The grave of Gevorg Yeghshatyan, who dreamed of his own house, has no “roof”. One and a half years after the 44-day war, the state is reluctant to place a tombstone of bilaterally orphan Gevorg on his grave. Gevorg, who left for the army under the “I...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Mar 24, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
– We are far away from the War. This is the answer Hayrapet Mikayelyan gave each time he was asked asked, “What news are there from the war?” “’What are you talking about?’ He constantly saw how his close friends, fellow students, the boys...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Mar 24, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
“On the day of my father’s birthday, the war started; on my birthday, we learned the news about my child. 40 days later the ceasefire was signed.” These are the words of Hasmik, the mother of Arsen Yeghoyan, who died in the 44-day war. The Yeghoyan...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Mar 24, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
22-year-old kamancha player Mher Potoyan served in the army as a bassoon player. He was killed on October 27, 2020 in Askeran. Seven months later, his mother, Satenik Khalatyan, died in a tragic car accident. Mher was one of the four sons of the family. The father,...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Mar 14, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
“There was a very unexpected attack by the Yashma detachment, we fought in hand-to-hand combat, our position was blocked: they were much more than us. It was our shift at that moment,” Major Narek Yerimyan, Deputy Battalion Commander, recalled the incident...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Mar 14, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
Sergeant Karo Hovakimyan was born in Syria. He was two and a half years old when the family moved to Armenia. During the 44-day war, he served as a male nurse first in Jrakan and then in Hadrut. The exact date of his death is still unknown. It is unknown also what...
