Armenia

March 24, 2025 23:16

• Policemen claim innocence in torturing Tigran Ulubabyan

  The Vanadzor policemen, whom Tigran Ulubabyan, a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, has accused of beating and torturing him, have declared their innocence. Roman Yeritsyan, an advocate, has noted that much evidence was hidden or destroyed.

March 21, 2025 21:56

• In Yerevan, after law enforcers’ torture of refugee, activists hold protest

  Yerevan protesters have blocked traffic in front of the building of the Investigating Committee (IC), demanding its fair reaction to the statement about the torture of Tigran Ulubabyan, a Karabakh refugee, at a police station.

March 15, 2025 23:57

• Yerevan protesters demand UN intervention in fate of prisoners kept in Baku

  In order to defend their own principles, the UN must study the custody conditions of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) kept in Baku and assess their trial, activists in Yerevan have stated.

March 14, 2025 23:56

• Nagorno-Karabakh refugees ask Switzerland for help in returning to their homeland

  At a protest action held in front of the Swiss Embassy in Yerevan, refugees have expressed their hope that the Switzerland’s mediation can help Nagorno-Karabakh people return to their homeland.

March 04, 2025 21:48

• In Yerevan, participants of protest action speak out in defence of Armenian prisoners

  At an action in Yerevan, activists from public organizations have called on the international community to seek respect for the rights of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.

February 28, 2025 23:33

• Armenian NGOs urge Red Cross to conduct medical examination of Ruben Vardanyan

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should conduct an independent examination of the health of Ruben Vardanyan, who is on a hunger strike, guarantee that he receives the due medical care and ensure the respect of the rights of all Armenian prisoners, 28 NGOs have stated.

February 28, 2025 22:04

• Sumgait refugees emphasize importance of not forgetting pogrom

  The pogroms in Sumgait became the starting point for the Azerbaijan’s actions against residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian authorities are not taking any measures to draw the attention of the world community to the problem of genocide. Such an opinion has been voiced by refugees from Sumgait.

February 28, 2025 21:24

• Sumgait riots anniversary highlights continuation of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

  Paying tribute to the memory of the country’s residents who fell victim to the Sumgait pogroms reminds people that they need to overcome hostility and prevent similar events in the future, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia has announced.

February 20, 2025 23:05

• Human rights defenders call extradition of ethnic Armenian to Russia unacceptable

  The General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia has allowed the extradition of Russian citizen Emil Torosyan to Russia. Human rights defenders have pointed out the inadmissibility of extradition because of the threat of torture.

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