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EU and Council of Europe call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to join protocol on banning death penalty
On the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe firmly reiterated their unequivocal opposition to the death penalty at all times, in all places and in all circumstances. YEREVAN, October 11, /ARKA/. On the occasion of the European ...
10/11/2022Armenian parliament ratifies Second Optional Protocol to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights abolishing death penalty
The Armenian parliament has approved today the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. The Armenian parliament has approved today the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Deputy ...
01/19/2021Armenia's outgoing prosecutor general suggests amending constitution to allow death penalty for treason
Armenia's outgoing Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan suggested amending the country's Constitution to allow the death penalty for treason. YEREVAN, September 1. /ARKA/. Armenia's outgoing Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan suggested amending the country's Constitution to allow the death penalty for treason. Death penalty has not been completely annulled in Armenia....
09/01/2022Defense minister: death toll at Armenia's army shrinks 32% in 2013
The death toll at Armenia's army shrank 32% in 2013, compared with the previous year, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said at a news conference on Friday. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. The death toll at Armenia's army shrank 32% in 2013, compared with the previous year, Defense ...
01/24/2014Armenian government to increase steeply support to families of killed and handicapped military servicemen
... operational expenses. Minister Vigen Sarkissian reported that the program is designed according to the “nation-army” paradigm, which means the entire society takes upon itself the burden of the social protection of the Fatherland defenders, while the army helps the servicemen who appeared in such situation or in case of their death – to their families. The Minister assured that everything will be done not to decrease the amount of allowances paid to the families, and those who receive minimal wages will be exempted from the one thousand AMD payment. Vigen Sarkissian underlined ...
11/08/2016Time has come to stop bloodshed – joint nationa address of Armenian defense ministry and armed forces general staff
... undermine the foundations of statehood and, having learned from all possible mistakes, build an incomparably strong and efficient army, which our heroic people deserve,” the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia said in ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,630. Also 264 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
11/10/2020Conscript of Karabakh defense army charged with death of officer
A conscript of the Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, private V.A. was charged by Armenia’s Investigative Committee with the death of Captain Vazgen Khachatryan. YEREVAN, September 10. /ARKA/. A conscript of the Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, private V.A. was charged by Armenia’s Investigative Committee with the death of Captain Vazgen Khachatryan. It said the captain was killed in a car accident on September 3, at about 14:45, when an UAZ 3151 car,...
09/10/2018Human rights defender slams former prosecutor general for suggesting to change constitution to allow death penalty for treason
Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan slammed today the already former Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan for suggesting to amend the Constitution to allow death penalty for treason. YEREVAN, September 1. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan slammed today the already former Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan for suggesting to amend the Constitution to allow death penalty for treason....
09/01/2022Sudden death of pigs in Armenia’s Syunik probably caused by feed infection
The sudden death of pigs in Armenia’s southern province of Syunik was probably caused by a feed infection, spokeswoman for the Food Safety Service Anush Harutyunyan told Novosti-Armenia news agency, citing the findings of a preliminary study. YEREVAN, June ...
06/13/2019Hovhannisyan confirms death of Artsakh Deputy Defense Minister Artur Sargsyan (VIDEO)
Artsrun Hovhannisyan, answering a question about the circumstances of the death of Deputy Defense Minister, Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army Artur Sargsyan, urged to treat this with understanding. YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. Artsrun Hovhannisyan, answering a question about the circumstances of the death of Deputy Defense Minister, Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army Artur ...
11/03/2020US calls on Baku to investigate Armenian captive villager’s death in Azerbaijani custody
..., but later in the day he wore army boots and a camouflage vest in the official video of his interrogation by an Azerbaijani army general, Rovshan Akperov, Asbarez reported. The latter accused the terrified man, forced to his knees by masked officers,... ... Azerbaijan claimed Petrosyan died of “acute heart failure”. The Armenian side insists the peasant was tortured to death and a forensic examination with involvement of international experts is required. The US expressed its deep concerns over ...
08/19/2014Serviceman dies in Nagorno-Karabakh army position
Military prosecutors in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have opened investigation into what they described as ‘premature death’ of a defense army serviceman Suren Mosiyan, 19. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. Military prosecutors in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have opened investigation into what they described as ‘premature death’ of a defense army serviceman Suren Mosiyan, 19. According ...
05/30/2016Only one soldier died in Armenian army from hazing in 2014
There is only one case of death from military hazing in the Armenian army in 2014, the minister of defense Seyran Ohanyan said. YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. There is only one case of death from military hazing in the Armenian army in 2014, the minister of defense Seyran Ohanyan said. Reforms implemented in the army ...
08/06/2014First case of coronavirus death reported in Armenia
Armenian health authorities reported today the first case of death from a coronavirus. . YEREVAN, 26 March. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities reported today the first case of death from a coronavirus . A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health Alina Nikoghosyan said the death was recorded at the Nork Infectious ...
03/26/2020ECHR rules that Azerbaijan pay 60,000 euros to the family of Armenian man tortured to death
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Azerbaijan authorities are responsible for the death and torture of an Armenian man in a military police department cell YEREVAN, January 30. /ARKA/. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Azerbaijan authorities are responsible for the death and torture of an Armenian man in ...
01/30/2020Prosecutor general denies media allegations claiming that pressure was placed on former chief of police before his death
Armenia's Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan denied today media allegations claiming that pressure was placed on former chief of police Hayk Harutyunyan before his death. YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA/. Armenia's Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan denied today media allegations claiming that pressure was placed on former chief of police Hayk Harutyunyan before his death. Former head of the Armenian police Hayk ...
09/25/2019Bread bringer dead, things growing tense in Yerevan
... across Armenia as a man who brought meals to the members of Sasna Tsrer armed group, who seized a police building in Yerevan last July. To do it he rushed through the line of policemen outside the building, putting his life at risk. Arthur Sargsyan’s death yesterday escalated the situation in Yerevan that was already tense ahead of the parliamentary election and sparked protests. The protesters gathered outside the prosecutor general office and the justice ministry’s buildings. Social networks ...
03/17/2017Enemy attacks suppressed – Artsakh defense ministry
... northern direction. At present, Azerbaijani troops continue their attempts to turn the tactical advantage toward them The Defense Army is in control of the operational and tactical situation,” the message says. War in Artsakh Since September 27, Azerbaijani ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,050. Also 249 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
11/03/2020Enemy's attempts to succeed in northern sector of frontline foiled by Artsakh Defense Army
... "After midnight, the enemy forces tried to launch a new attack in the southeastern direction, which was suppressed by the Defense Army units. The enemy's attempts to succeed in the northern sector of the front were also foiled. The enemy sustained significant ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 6,854. Also 223UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as 632 ...
10/30/2020Criminal investigation launched into death of Armenian serviceman
Armenia's Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the death of Kamo Martirosyan, a soldier at one of Armenian army's units, who was found dead at 16:00 with a mortal wound on his chin. YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Armenia's Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the death of Kamo Martirosyan, a soldier at one of Armenian army's ...
03/15/2016Yerevan may apply to European Court of Human Rights for slain Armenian captive
..., but later in the day he wore army boots and a camouflage vest in the official video of his interrogation by an Azerbaijani army general, Rovshan Akperov, Asbarez reported. The latter accused the terrified man, forced to his knees by masked officers,... ... Azerbaijan claimed Petrosyan died of “acute heart failure”. The Armenian side insists the peasant was tortured to death and a forensic examination with involvement of international experts is required. “We have prepared an application ...
08/15/2014Investigation launched into soldier’s death in Artsakh
The Investigative Committee of Armenia has launched an investigation into the death of Ara Araqelyan, 20, a conscript serviceman at Artsakh army, and the gunshot injury in his fellow serviceman Andranik Koshkanyan’s left wrist. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has launched an investigation into the death of Ara Araqelyan, 20, a conscript serviceman ...
03/27/2019Artsakh defense ministry denies reports about death of servicemen in car accident
... ministry of Artsakh (Karabakh) denied today Azerbaijani media reports about death of servicemen in a car accident in Karabakh. YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. The defense ministry of Artsakh (Karabakh) denied today Azerbaijani media reports about death of servicemen in a car accident in Karabakh. Azerbaijani website hawwin.az and other media sources reported that a truck with servicemen of one of Karabakh army’s units fell in a gorge. Eight were allegedly killed and four injured in the accident. “The Artsakh defense ministry states that no incidents happened in the army in recent days,” the ministry’s press office says. “We are calling on our ...
09/15/2017Russian peacekeepers hand over bodies of nine Armenian servicemen found near Hin Tagher and Khtsaberd villages to Artsakh Defense Army
... December 18. /ARKA/. On December 16, the Russian peacekeeping contingent stationed in Artsakh handed over to the Artsakh Defense Army, according to preliminary information, bodies of nine Armenian servicemen found near the Armenian combat positions in the ... ... Tagher-Khtsaberd, the Artsakh ministry of defense reported Thursday night. According to the report, the circumstances of their death are still unknown. "Currently, the necessary actions are being taken to clarify their identities and clarify the circumstances ...
12/18/2020Papikyan expressed condolences to Iranian Defense Minister on the death of President Raisi and other officials
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan sent a telegram of condolences to the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani on the death of the Iranian President and his accompanying personnel in a helicopter crash, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan sent a telegram of condolences to the ...
05/20/2024Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expresses condolences on the death of Iranian President
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a telegram of condolences on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a telegram of condolences on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister and ...
05/20/2024Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as part of Azerbaijan is death sentence: U.S. Armenian Church leaders warn Biden
The spiritual leaders of America’s Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, and Evangelical faithful have joined forces in a powerful public warning to President Biden that forcing Artsakh under Azerbaijan is a “death sentence for the Armenians of this sacred land, home to 120,000 men, women, and children,” reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). YEREVAN, June 1. /ARKA/. The spiritual leaders of America’s Armenian Apostolic, Catholic,...
06/01/2023Armenia to ratify protocol on complete abolition of death penalty
Armenia will ratify Protocol N13 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the complete abolition of the death penalty. A decision to this effect was made at a regular meeting of the government on Thursday. YEREVAN, May 4. /ARKA/. Armenia will ratify Protocol N13 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the complete abolition of the death penalty....
05/04/2023ALC releases brief information on 19 Armenian captives, both military and civilian, who were tortured to death by Azerbaijanis
The Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights (ALC) has released brief information on 19 Armenian captives, both military and civilian, who were tortured to death by Azerbaijanis. YEREVAN, May 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights (ALC) has released brief information on 19 Armenian captives, both military and civilian, who were tortured to death by Azerbaijanis. ALC statement,...
05/12/2021Investigation into death of former chief of Armenian NSS terminated
The investigation of a criminal case involving the death of a former director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia Georgy Kutoyan, handled by the Investigative Committee, was terminated, Rimma Yeganyan, press officer for the Investigative Committee, told Novosti-Armenia news agency. ...
01/12/2021All military personnel relevant to the death of private Vahram Avakyan were punished
All military personnel, who were relevant to the death of private Vahram Avakyan in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on January 30 were punished by the decision of the Artsakh defense minister, Armenian Minister of Defense David Tonoyan told a Q&A parliamentary session today. YEREVAN, February 12. /ARKA/....
02/12/2020Death of pigs reported in northern Armenian village
... of Lori say local farmers saw their pigs die. YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. Media reports from the village of Akori in the northern region of Lori say local farmers saw their pigs die. The Food Safety Inspectorate said it was not informed about the death of animals. It said acting on media reports, the agency's employees in the region visited the farmers to record that cattle, small cattle and pigs were kept in the same shed and in very poor conditions. On the first day of the visit, 22 dead pigs ...
02/07/2020Bread bringer’s relatives to be allowed to witness forensic examination
The Armenian Investigation Committee’s Yerevan division has already launched an investigation into Arthur Sargsyan’s death. YEREVAN, March 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian Investigation Committee’s Yerevan division has already launched an investigation into Arthur Sargsyan’s death. Artur Sargsyan, 49, known across Armenia as ‘bread bringer’, a man who brought ...
03/17/2017Armenian foreign ministry trying to find out circumstances of death of Armenian citizen
Armenia’s foreign ministry said today it was clarifying the circumstances of the death of an Armenian citizen in Sweden. YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenia’s foreign ministry said today it was clarifying the circumstances of the death of an Armenian citizen in Sweden. A spokesman for the ministry Tigran Balayan said Armenian ...
02/13/2017Ten cases of maternal death reported this year in Armenia
A total of ten cases of maternal deaths were reported in Armenia in the first 11 months of 2016, Deputy Health Minister Sergey Khachatryan said today. YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. A total of ten cases of maternal deaths were reported in Armenia in the first 11 months of 2016, Deputy ...
12/16/2016Not a single child death in Armenia directly caused by H1N1
Not a single child death in Armenia has been directly caused by H1N1 (swine flu), Sergey Sargsyan, the chief pediatrician at the Armenian health ministry, said on Monday. YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. Not a single child death in Armenia has been directly caused by ...
01/19/2016Ukrainian nationalists vow to take revenge for murder of a ‘brother’
Ukrainian nationalist group Right Sector has announced it holds the acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov (ethnic Armenian) accountable for the death of notorious radical militant Aleksandr Muzychko and will avenge it, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports. YEREVAN, March 25. / ARKA /. Ukrainian nationalist group Right Sector has announced it holds the acting Interior Minister ...
03/25/2014Police inquires into death of famous Armenian playwright
Armenian police is investigating into the death of well-known prose writer Vrezh Israelyan, Novosti-Armenia reported referring to the police press office. YEREVAN, June 14. /ARKA/. Armenian police is investigating into the death of well-known prose writer Vrezh Israelyan, Novosti-Armenia reported ...
06/14/2013Yezidis’ Community in Armenia mourning Grandpa Hasan’s death
Aziz Tamoyan, the president of the National Union of Yezidis of the World and the head of Yezidis’ community in Armenia, has announced seven-day mourning over death of Aslan Usoyan, 75, better known as "Ded Hasan" (Grandpa Hasan). YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. Aziz Tamoyan, the president of the National Union of Yezidis of the World and the head of Yezidis’ community in Armenia, has announced ...
01/18/2013Armenian premier offers condolences on Alexy II’S death
At a briefing held jointly with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan offered condolences on the death of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II on behalf of the Armenian president, Government and people. MOSCOW, December 8. /ARKA/. At a briefing held jointly with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan offered ...
12/08/2008Armenia's investigative committee launches investigations into death of two servicemen
Armenia's Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases over the death of two servicemen, the committee's press office reported on Thursday. According to the report, two Armenian army servicemen, Tigran Manvelyan and Tigran Mkhoyan died Wednesday under unclear circumstances. The first incident occurred at about 11:30 am. YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenia's Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases over the death ...
02/13/2020Details of Armenian conscript’s death released to public
The Armenian Investigative Committee has already released the details of the death of serviceman at Artsakh army, Volodya Galoyan, 19, who was found dead Wednesday morning at 04:20 with a gunshot wound in his jaw near an observation post. His automatic gun was found near his body. YEREVAN, July 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian Investigative Committee has already ...
07/24/2019Armenia’s defense ministry says azeri president responsible for deaths of Armenian and Azeri conscripts
... conscript and wounding another one on Friday. The two conscripts, Norayr Petrosyan and Arthur Asoyan, were shot and wounded at an army outpost near the town of Agarak in the southeastern province of Syunik, which borders Azerbaijan’s Nakhichevan exclave.... ... but doctors there failed to save Petrosyan’s life. In a strongly-worded statement the Armenian defense ministry blamed the death of the Armenian soldier, killed by an Azeri sniper from a distance of around 800 meters, on Azerbaijani president Ilham ...
08/24/2013Armenian Defense Ministry reports death of serviceman
An Armenian army serviceman, Zhora Karapetyan, received a bullet wound on August 10 incompatible with life under circumstances that have not yet been clarified, the Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. An Armenian army serviceman, Zhora Karapetyan,...
08/11/2023Defense ministry: Azerbaijan has violated ceasefire 120 times overnight
... response to periodic shelling and suppressing the enemy’s activity. For the entire period, the air defense units of the Armenian army destroyed Azerbaijan’s control system of UAVs, 13 drones, a tank and artillery batteries. According to preliminary data,... ... checkpoint, in which 2 police officers were injured. In addition, one civilian was also wounded. Azerbaijan officially confirmed the death of 11 servicemen, the Armenian side reported the death of at least 10 more Azerbaijani special service officers. Concerns ...
07/17/2020Chief of staff of Armenian armed forces: we had to choose between a very bad situation and a tragedy
... must continue to defend the borders of our homeland.' “Dear compatriots, comrades in arms. From the very first minutes of the war launched by Azerbaijan, its ally Turkey and Middle Eastern mercenaries against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), its defense army did everything in its power fighting selflessly not for life, but to the death," Gasparyan says in the statement. He says some politicians accuse the leadership of the Armed Forces of presenting the head of the government with an unrealistic analysis of the likely nature of the enemy's actions and the capabilities of ...
11/17/2020Situation in Artsakh war frontline: Battles for Shushi, war trophies and captured Azerbaijani servicemen
... forces were destroyed during the day," Sarumyan said. According to him, as a result of actions in the southwestern sector, army units managed to take artillery means as a trophy. War in Artsakh Since September 27, Azerbaijani troops have been carrying ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,630. Also 264 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
11/09/2020Azerbaijani troops’ attacks continue all night on Shushi-Karintak sector of Artsakh war frontline, Defense Army destroys enemy’s equipment and manpower
... military personnel of the enemy, and 4 UAVs. The enemy attacks in the main directions continue. "The units of the Defense Army are taking the necessary measures to suppress them, detect and fire at enemy groups," the message says. War in Artsakh ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,405. Also 257 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
11/07/2020Artsakh Defense Army successfully suppresses numerous attacks of enemy assault groups
... message says. The operational-tactical situation along the entire front line is controlled by the subdivisions of the Defense Army. War in Artsakh Since September 27, Azerbaijani troops have been carrying out military aggression along the entire length ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,155. Also 252 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
11/05/2020Azerbaijani raiders try to penetrate into Shushi, but thrown back with heavy losses – Artsakh defense ministry
... relatively stable tension remained on all directions of the front line. The enemy continued striking not only at the Defense Army’s positions, but also at peaceful settlements. There are civilian casualties. War in Artsakh Since September 27, Azerbaijani ... ... the entire frontline. According to the official reports on the Armenian side, Azerbaijan sustains huge losses in manpower. Its death toll since the beginning of the war is 7,095. Also 251 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 25 aircraft have been downed as well as ...
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