by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
20-year-old junior sergeant Mher Elizbaryan got married before leaving for the army. He was already in the army when his son was born. The last time he talked to his wife on the phone, he said: “You kiss my son for me.” Mher was drafted from the village of...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Closed Institutions, Editor's Choice
“Here have not been any radical reforms in penitentiaries after the revolution,” Arthur Mkrtchyan, a prisoner to life, told Forrights. “The only difference is that the laws have started to work. In the past, before the revolution, the law did not...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 24, 2021 | Army
During the protest action on Baghramyan Avenue yesterday, the special detachments of the Police severely beat Yeghishe Botsinyan, a first-degree Knight of the “Battle Cross”, who was wounded in five places in the battles of Shushi. He was taken to hospital...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 21, 2021 | Interviews, News, Social Rights
Human Rights Defender of Republic of Armenia made a statement about demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Peace is the highest value for us but we must not allow Azerbaijani authorities to muddle us with fake peace process. I specifically highlight again...
by Journalists for Human Rights | May 18, 2021 | Army, Editor's Choice
Narek Aleksanyan, a conscript who received shrapnel wounds to his head and leg in Jrakan, Jabrayil, on the fourth day of the war, miraculously survived. He is now considered a person with 3rd degree of disability, but receives a regular pension instead of a military...