by Journalists for Human Rights | Oct 16, 2018 | Closed Institutions
Karen Oganesyan, a life-sentenced prisoner who was serving his sentence for 23 years, was released on parole today. Oganesyan had applied to the penitentiary twice for early release, but the penitentiary had made a negative conclusion, so the court did not appeal the...
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 13, 2018 | Torture
Harutyun Petrosyan, a resident of Gyumri, a former police officer and a detainee at Vardashen penitentiary, was brutally beaten by Karen Gevorgyan and Arthur Hakobyan, officers of the Kumayri Police Department of the Gyumri Police. Forrights.am was informed about the...
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...
