by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 16, 2018 | Closed Institutions
Political scientist Arkadi Vardanyan, who was released from prison after being there for about five and a half years, in his conversation with Forrighs.am spoke about what has changed in the penitentiaries after the revolution. He told that, although bribes were...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 13, 2018 | Human Rights Defenders at Risk
The right to freedom of association and assembly has been violated in the Republic of Armenia. The authorities did not fulfill their commitment to ensure safe and secure conduct of a Christian LGBT group who called for peaceful, safe and secure assembly, with no...
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 23, 2018 | Army
“The cases labeled as suicides in the army are always dubious. Months ago, Nikol Pashinyan mentioned that he was very interested in the army, but I notice now that, at the moment, the rights of the soldiers serving in the army are not priority for the government. I am...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 20, 2018 | Army
While investigating the official versions of soldiers’ death cases, one might think that they have a special group of scriptwriters in the Military Prosecutor’s Office. Bright imagination and minimum legal knowledge are needed for them. The group is developing...
