ArmInfo. Despite statements from his legal team regarding the health of former State Revenue Committee (SRC) head Gagik Khachatryan and the steps being taken, he remains in custody. This was stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the former SRC head's legal team.

ArmInfo. At the request of the Ombudsman of Armenia, Anahit Manasyan, representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) visited the Nubarashen Penitentiary, where they met with inmate Ashot Badalyan, who has been on hunger strike for 44 days.

ArmInfo. The initiative to revise the Armenian Constitution based on an incorrect interpretation of the Declaration of Independence is a direct path to a dead end, according to former Armenian Justice Minister and Doctor of Law Gevorg Danielyan.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Chamber of Advocates, together with the National Council of Bar Associations of France, held a conference entitled "Criminalization of Legal Practice: When Advocacy Becomes Political."

ArmInfo. The defense team of Mother Armenia party leader Andranik Tevanyan has filed a complaint against the extension of his pretrial detention with the Court of Appeals, the Mother Armenia movement reported.

ArmInfo. Even under conditions of colossal psychological pressure and complete isolation, Armenian prisoners of war held in a Baku prison are behaving with incredible dignity. This is stated in a message from Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan from the Yerevan Kentron prison (better known as the NSS basements).

ArmInfo. In a report submitted to the Armenian side, the UN-sponsored Committee characterizes torture of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku not so much as a systematic phenomenon, but rather as an endemic process. Siranush Sahakyan, a lawyer representing Armenian prisoners of war at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), announced this at a press conference in Yerevan on October 16.

ArmInfo. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the Civil Society Institute (CSI), issued a statement in defence of Armenian environmental human rights defenders Nazeli Vardanyan and Temine Yenokyan amid new lawsuits filed against them by the mining company “Lydian Armenia”.

ArmInfo. Since early morning, bulldozers have been working on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan's Ajapnyak district, demolishing kiosks and hardware stores.

ArmInfo. Gevorg Nersisyan, the brother of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and his nephew, Hambardzum Nersisyan, have been found guilty of obstructing the election campaign. The corresponding decision was made by the Armavir Regional Court, chaired by Gevorg Manukyan.

ArmInfo. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, co-sponsored by French MEP Marina Mezher. The MEP herself announced the adoption of the resolution. The document also mentions Armenians held in Baku.

ArmInfo. The Chamber of Advocates of Armenia has appealed to the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) regarding the violation of the professional rights of attorney Yerem Sargsyan.

ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II held a meeting at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin with a group of respected lawyers, human rights activists, and constitutional law experts to discuss legal solutions to overcome the challenges facing the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC).

ArmInfo. Some paintings attributed to former RA Minister of Finance and former head of the State Revenue Committee, Gagik Khachatryan, belonged to other family members and were received as gifts. This was reported by Khachatryan's legal team.

ArmInfo. The Yerevan Criminal Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction has acquitted Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan of charges of hooliganism committed under aggravating circumstances by a group of individuals. This was announced on his Facebook page by lawyer Aramayis Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo. David Babayan, former head of the Artsakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), who is currently in Azerbaijani captivity, delivered another address in which he spoke about two important events that have occurred over the past 10-12 days in connection with the trials of Armenian prisoners of war. The audio message was transmitted to NEWS.am through David Babayan's family.

ArmInfo. A number of issues related to the rights of individuals held in the Yerevan-Kentron prison, including those of Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan, former head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Gagik Khachatryan, and others, were successfully resolved thanks to effective cooperation with the competent authorities. This was reported by the Office of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) following a visit by Ombudsman of Armenia Anahit Manasyan to the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary institution (PCI).

ArmInfo. After 27 days, the decision to illegally arrest 71-year-old former RA Minister of Finance and former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan was not provided to either Gagik Khachatryan himself or his lawyers, who consider this a violation of the rights guaranteed by Article 5, Parts 1 and 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to liberty and security of person). This is stated in a statement by the former minister's legal team.

ArmInfo. During the court hearing on September 18, the condition of former head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Gagik Khachatryan worsened, and he was taken out of the courthouse on a gurney.

ArmInfo.  German physician, professor, and doctor Nils Hansen Algenstedt, who arrived from Germany, was not allowed to see former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Gagik Khachatryan, who is under arrest. This is stated in a statement by Khachatryan’s defense team.