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Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Armenia 2014-2015 Report Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Armenia 2014-2015 Report Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly - Vanadzor Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Armenia 2014-2015 Report Armenia 2016 Authors: Artur Sakunts Vardine Grigoryan Anush hambaryan This report has been compiled and published via the financial support of The Sigrid Rausing Trust Fund and Open Society Foundations within the framework of “General Support Grant to HCA Vanadzor” and “HCA Vanadzor Sustainability in light of Democracy and Human Rights Challenges in the RA” projects. The opinions contained in this report are those of the authors and may not reflect the views of funding organizations. Contents Introduction ............................................................................12 General Context .......................................................................13 Overview of Defnding Human Rights ..........................................32 Additional information regarding cases recorded in 2013 ..............43 Case 21. Tents .................................................................. 43 Case 22. Against paid parking ............................................ 44 Case 26. Tigran Khzmalyan and Anushavan Grigoryan .......... 44 Case 28. Flash Mob, first attempt ........................................ 44 Case 29. Komitas 5. Argishti Kiviryan................................... 44 Case 32. Mkrtich Tonoyan .................................................. 45 Case 33. Apprehension for sleeping .................................... 45 Case 36. A protest action against the Customs Union ............ 46 Case 40. Participation in the City Council meeting was impeded48 Case 41. Activists’ cars destroyed ....................................... 49 Case 42. Volodya Avetisyan ................................................ 49 Case 45. Activists prevented from participating in the City Council Meeting ................................................................ 51 Case 46. Shant Harutyunyan et al ....................................... 52 Case 47. The Khudoyan family ........................................... 54 Case 48. Putin’s visit .......................................................... 55 Case 50. Christmas Lights .................................................. 57 Case 51. Gas Deal on the Agenda ....................................... 57 Case 53. Denfamation charges against Gaspari .................... 57 2014 cases ..............................................................................58 Case 1. A protest action in Shant’s defense and against the Customs Union.................................................................. 58 Case 2. “Army in Reality” initiative action ............................. 59 Case 3. Rally dedicated to Shant Harutyunyan’s birthday ....... 60 Case 4. Incident in Shahen Harutyunyan’s school ................. 60 Case 5. Awareness on March 1 Rally ................................... 61 Case 6. Violence against Karen Harutyunyan ........................ 62 Case 7. ANC activists and reporters ..................................... 63 Case 8. Metro employees ................................................... 64 Case 9. Action against the construction of a café near Garni temple ............................................................................. 65 Case 10. Action near the RF Embassy .................................. 66 Case 11. A protest against HPP construction ........................ 66 Case 12. “I am against” initiative action I ............................ 67 Case 13. Obstruction of Marina Poghosyan’s activities ........... 68 Case 14. Pan-Armenian Environmental Front activist ............. 69 Case 15. Argishti Kiviryan and Vardges Gaspari .................... 69 Case 16. Judicial sanction against Vardges Gaspari ............... 70 Case 17. Protest action II of “I am against” initiative ............ 73 Case 18. Vardges Gaspari’s unilateral protest action ............. 74 Case 19. Vardges Gaspari and parents of deceased soldiers .. 74 Case 20. Advocate Artak Voskanyan .................................... 75 Case 21. Veteran Susanna Margaryan ................................. 75 Case 22. Pressures against Marina Poghosyan ...................... 76 Case 23. Journalist Ani Hovhannisyan and activists ............... 78 Case 24. Protest against renaming Mashtots Park ................. 79 Case 25. “Black list” of 60 people, in “Iravunk” newspaper .... 81 Case 26. “Noputinizm” protest ............................................ 82 Case 27. Journalist Ruzanna Stepanyan ............................... 82 Case 28. Against dismantling of Afrikyans' Clubhouse Building protest action I ................................................................. 83 Case 29. “Out of our pocket” initiative protest action I .......... 84 Case 30. Activist Sona Asatryan I ........................................ 84 Case 31. Activist Vilen Gabrielyan I ..................................... 85 Case 32. Activist Hayk Kyureghyan ..................................... 85 Case 33. Advocate Inessa Petrosyan ................................... 87 Case 34. Activist Sona Asatryan II....................................... 88 Case 35. “Out of our pocket” initiative protest action II ......... 88 Case 36. Activist Astghik Aghekyan ..................................... 89 Case 37. “I am against” civic initiative action III ................... 89 Case 38. “Ararum.am” informational website co-founder Hovhannes Yesayan .......................................................... 90 Case 39. “Against hike in electricity rates” protest action I .... 91 Case 40. Against dismantling of Afrikyans' Clubhouse Building II ..................................................................................... 93 Case 41. Manure near Vardges Gaspai’s house ..................... 94 Case 42. “Hraparak” Daily and “ ilur.am” website ................. 95 Case 43. “Against hike in electricity rate” protest action II ..... 96 Case 44. Activist Vilen Gabrielyan II .................................... 97 Case 45. Journalist Gevor Khachatryan ................................ 98 Case 46. Human rights activist Zhanna Aleksanyan ............... 98 Case 47. Journalist Marine Khachatryan ............................... 99 Case 48. Journalist Taguhi Hovhannisyan .......................... 100 Case 49. Activist Vardan Harutyunyan ............................... 101 Case 50. “Out of our pocket” initiative protest action III ...... 101 Case 51. Activist Artak Gevorgyan ..................................... 102 Case 52. Parents of deceased soldiers I ............................. 102 Case 53. Protest on “Anonymous' Annual March” day ......... 103 Case 54. “I am against” initiative action IV ........................ 104 Case 55. Parents of deceased soldiers II ............................ 104 Case 56. Action in front of the Constitutional Court ............. 105 Case 57. Journalist Gagik Shamshyan ................................ 106 Case 58. “Zhoghovurd” daily and “armlur.am” website ........ 106 Case 59. Gayane Arustamyan and Armen Hovhannisyan ..... 107 Case 60. Action near the National Assembly Entrance ......... 109 Case 61. Journalist, activist Gayane Arustamyan ................ 109 Case 62. “Against state terrorism”rally ............................... 110 Case 63.Activist Vaghinak Shushanyan .............................. 110 Cases in 2015 ........................................................................ 112 Case 1. Journalist Ani Gevorgyan ...................................... 112 Case 2. Protest action near the RF Embassy....................... 112 Case 3. Protest action near the RA General Prosecutor’s Office113 Case 4. Protest action in Gyumri ....................................... 114 Case 5. Rally in the Liberty Square .................................... 116 Case 6. Activist Vilen Gabrielyan ....................................... 117 Case 7. Photojournalist Anushavan Shahnazaryan .............. 118 Case 8. Activist Artak Khachatryan .................................... 119 Case 9. Parents of soldiers who died during peace I ........... 120 Case 10. Journalist Alice Khechoyan .................................. 121 Case 11. Journalists Hripsime Jebejyan and Ani Arami ........ 122 Case 12. Journalist Mher Arshakyan .................................. 122 Case 13. Parents of soldiers who died during peace II ........ 123 Case 14. Journalists ......................................................... 123 Case 15. “Europe in Law Association” NGO I ...................... 124 Case 16. Journalist Ani Gevorgyan .................................... 124 Case 17. Journalist Adrine Torosyan I................................ 125 Case 18. Journalist Adrine Torosyan II .............................. 125 Case 19. “Europe in Law Association” NGO II ..................... 126 Case 20. Advocate Tigran Yegoryan .................................. 126 Case 21. Advocate Lusine Hakobyan ................................. 127 Case 22. “Armenian Women's Front” Initiative action I ........ 127 Case 23. “SOS” online program announcer Vilen Gafeschyan 127 Case 24. Journalists Sisak Gabrielyan and Robert Ananyan .. 128 Case 25. “Armenian Women's Front” Initiative action II ...... 129 Case 26. Youth march to embassies .................................. 129 Case 27. “Counterblow” art group ..................................... 130 Case 28. Journalist, activist Gayane Arustamyan ................ 131 Case 29. Parents of soldiers who died during peace
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