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27/05/2021 14:33Armenia applies to ECHR to ensure implementation of rights of 6 captured Armenian servicemenThe office of Armenia’s Representative to the ECHR said they demand interim measure against Azerbaijan under Canon 39 of Canons of the Court.
25/05/2021 20:36Azeris crossed Armenian state border, demanded Armenian servicemen leave the territory without resistance, opened fire killing the servicemanThe wounded serviceman was transported to Gegharkunik hospital where he died.
24/05/2021 17:30ECHR issues another judgment regarding Azerbaijan’s Armenophobic policyIn particular, on 20 May 2020 the European Court of Human Rights held violations of Article 2 (right to life: both substantive and procedural aspects) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of Lapshin v. Azerbaijan.
21/05/2021 17:24Azeri servicemen advanced for 1,5km into Armenia’s territory, threatened Armenian soldiers to open fireOn the same day at about 9.10 pm a group of Azerbaijani servicemen again without relevant permission crossed the state border in the same sector and started fight with a group of Armenian servicemen
20/05/2021 13:59Armenia Ombudsman says government should publish all provisions of circulated document“At least all the provisions of the document must be published to give idea what it is really being talked about,” Tatoyan wrote.
18/05/2021 15:20Armenia ex-minister released for 50 million AMD bailBeglaryan arrived in Armenia Zvartnots airport today from Moscow and handed himself to law enforcement bodies. Besides, he has paid to deposit of Armenia’s Prosecutor’s Office the sum equivalent to the damage caused to the state as mentioned in the criminal case.
18/05/2021 11:34Armenia’s ex-minister of transport and communication arrestedHe was handed to law enforcers after arriving in Armenia Zvartnots airport on May 17 via Moscow-Yerevan flight.
15/05/2021 10:49Armenia ombudsman leaves for Gegharkunik province to get familiarized with the situation on the spotInvestigations by the Human Rights Defender's Office, including the Gegharkunik unit, confirm that the criminal actions of the Azerbaijani military grossly violate the rights of border residents of the Republic of Armenia.
12/05/2021 14:55Armenian NSS refutes information about hostilities in Syunik, warns of consequences for dissemination of misinformationThe NSS also warned to refrain from disseminating misinformation and provoking panic and tension among the population, adding that such actions will have relevant legal consequences with the application of the strictest toolsets.
12/05/2021 11:10Freedom House calls on Azerbaijan to provide all requested information about Armenian POWs to ECHRArmenian detainees have faced abuse and humiliation while in Azerbaijani custody, according to social media accounts that were preliminarily verified by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in March.
11/05/2021 13:44Robert Kocharyan, Armen Gevorgyan trial postponed, scheduled for May 25Gevorgyan’s attorney Erik Alexanyan mediated to postpone the hearing, reasoning the absence of his client with health problems.
11/05/2021 12:57Nine killed, 10 injured in Kazan school shooting"Nine people died, including eight children and a teacher. Ten people were injured and four of them were rushed to the hospital," the source said.
10/05/2021 16:37Armenia’s acting justice minister and his deputy to leave for MoscowThe will participate in the gathering of justice ministers and meet with Russian justice minister Konstantin Chuychenkoy.
07/05/2021 12:11Former serviceman charged with treachery and spying – Armenian prosecutor general“He is not a private, but a serviceman,” he said, adding that one case on treachery has been completed and sent to court.
06/05/2021 11:50Armenia’s ombudsman slams silence of international human rights structures during war, says it resulted in big volume of violations of human rights“I openly tell the international structures – it was your silence that resulted in it, with your silence you harmed the system of human rights,” Tatoyan said.