The first block meeting of the group was held within the framework of the "Training of Media Actors" program in one of the rest areas of Aghveran. The topics of the first meeting were more relevant from the point of view of understanding the ambiguous reality of today's Armenian news, maintaining clarity and ethics in journalistic activity. While the materials of the seminars were extensive, they were interactive in nature,
Before the eyes of the international public, dictator Aliyev attacks the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh with military strikes. Videos from the capital Stepanakert show artillery strikes, drones and gunfire as well as people fleeing into basements and seeking protection. The ISHR strongly condemns the Azerbaijani war of aggression and warns against violent ethnic cleansing. The human rights organization calls on Germany and the EU to immediately stop all economic
On May 27 of this year, the ISHR Armenian section held the final conference of the Judicial Process Monitoring Project. The project started in 2021 in cooperation with the ISHR Ukrainian section. The project was implemented with the support of the ISHR German section, with funding from the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. In the course of the project, court hearings held in courts of general jurisdiction of
Armenia says it will demand an international investigation into the alleged shootings of Armenian POWs by Azerbaijani soldiers. On Sunday, the Armenian news agency mitk.am reported that videos (18+) showing the shooting of unnamed Armenian captives by Azerbaijanis appeared in Telegram channels. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said the videos show "military crimes by the armed forces of Azerbaijan - extrajudicial killings of Armenian prisoners of war, torture of Armenian servicemen,
Wechange aims to bring together people from Germany and Russia, with and without experience in international project work, with the exchange "Digital Natives" The programme combines three goals: firstly, raising awareness of discrimination against minorities, secondly, strengthening the use of digital media and resources, and thirdly, building a network between German and Russian people. In two workshops on 29/30 October and 5/6 November and in a closing event in Yerevan
While a long-standing and successful fair trial monitoring project in Ukraine was put on hold due to the war, the Armenian section of ISHR, which recently joined the Ukrainian project as a monitoring newcomer, is currently continuing the Fair-Trial monitoring in Armenia: Monitoring of a civil case The Social Security Service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia against A.S. on a claim for
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a case against the Armenian state in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over his imprisonment a decade before coming to power. Armenian PM wins case against Armenia in Strasbourg court Pashinyan sued Armenia in 2010 over his arrest and conviction following the deadly 2008 crackdown on anti-government protesters. Pashinyan’s government, as the respondent in the case, did not comment before the
On December 15, 2021, at the court of first instance in the city of Yerevan, a hearing was held on the application of detention in custody of N. Mantashyan. Since the court hearings on the use of detention as a measure of restraint in Armenia are held behind closed doors, information about the court session became available through the lawyer of N. Mantashyan, who held a press release before and
The UN International Court of Justice demanded that Armenia and Azerbaijan suppress incitement to racial hatred and manifestations of discrimination. UN International Court of Justice ruled on temporary measures related to claims of Armenia and Azerbaijan against each other The UN International Court of Justice demanded that Armenia and Azerbaijan suppress incitement to racial hatred and manifestations of discrimination. The judges called on the Azerbaijani authorities to prevent vandalism and
On 11.02.2021, a hearing on the criminal case of Armen Charchyan was held in the court of first instance of the city of Yerevan. He was charged under paragraph 2 of part 4 of Article 154 of the RA Criminal Code. He is accused of using his power as the executive director of “Izmiryan” Medical Center to force the center's employees to vote for the “Armenia” party bloc and not