Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l
Newsletter "Religious Intolerance and Discrimination"
Jehovah's Witnesses (26.08.2009) / HRWF Int. (27.08.2009) - Website: http://www.hrwf.net - Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it -Currently, there are 74 Jehovah's Witnesses who are in prison for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. All of these have been tried and convicted, and and no one is being held in pretrial detention. The names, dates of imprisonment, grounds (under criminal code1 ), the duration of punishment and present locations are as follows:
Seventy four Jehovah's Witnesses have been tried and convicted:
Name Date of Imprisonment Grounds/Sentence Location
Vahe Mejlumyan September 6, 2006 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Nikolay Gasparyan September 25, 06 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Yerem Hovhannisyan January 10, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Sayad Tovmasyan January 10, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Karapet Barseghyan February 7, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Aram Yelchyan February 13, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Senik Harutyunyan February 15, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Zurabyan February 27, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gevorg Hovsepyan March 3, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karen Safaryan March 15, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahan Babayan March 16, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Kajik Harutyunyan March 18, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gevorg Karapetyan April 5, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Armen Kirakosyan April 18, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Nshan Gevorgyan July 17, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
David Aroyan August 3, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Edgar Hakobyan August 7, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Andranik Aghekyan August 8, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Ashot Qaryan August 9, 2007 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hayk Madatyan August 11, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Zora Melkonyan August 13, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Arman Ayvazyan August 14, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Henrik Ghazaryan August 23, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Levon Azizyan August 23, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Argam Vardanyan August 29, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gor Kirakosyan September 21, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mkrtich Smbatyan September 26, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Stepan Hovakimyan September 26, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Babken Shahinyan December 5, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Roman Hovhannisyan December 17, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Garik Gevorgyan December 25, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Samson Indzigulyan December 25, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Harutyun Vardazaryan January 9, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hrayr Mkrtchyan January 14, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hovhannes Arakelyan January 18, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hovhannes Gogdjyan January 30, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Araz Arshakyan February 5, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Mardoyan February 5, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Hamayak Eminyan February 6, 2008 § 327 I, 27 months Artik Penal Institution
Davit Petrosyan February 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Martun Hovsepyan February 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Zhirayr Karyan March 6, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Arman Kareyan March 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Ashot Simonyan March 12, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Hovhannes Stepanyan March 31, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karo Aleksanyan April 4, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahe Ananyan April 8, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karen Voskanyan April 11, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahram Baghramyan June 3, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Alik Balayan July 14, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mkhitar Sargsyan July 17, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Tigran Melikyan July 30, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Shahen Asatryan July 31, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Gevorg Danughyan August 8, 2008 § 327 I,24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gor Petrosyan August 15, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mher Barseghyan August 25, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vardan Kasemyan September 2, 08 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Garegin Gogjyan September 13, 08 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Martirosyan October 2, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gagik Shakaryan October 6, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Grisha Ohanjanyan October 13, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
David Parsadanyan January 22, 09 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Samvel Shkoyan January 22, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Artik Penal Institution
David Mnatsakanyan February 2, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vigen Sargsyan February 15, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Levon Bashberukyan March 18, 2009 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Nver Nazaryan March 24, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Tatul Arsenyan April 20, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vladimir Sargsyan April 21, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Hovsep Mutafyan May 12, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Mher Hayrapetyan May 18, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Vanadzor Penal Institution
Harutyun Gagyan May 28, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Hayk Avagyan July 18, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Gor Aslanyan July 27, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
1 Article 327 I states: Evasion from recurring draft military or alternative service call-up, training exercise or mobilization, without any order defined by Legislation of the RA as grounds for exemption, is punished with arrest for a maximum term of two months, or imprisonment for a maximum term of three years (modified 16.12.2005).
Newsletter "Religious Intolerance and Discrimination"
Jehovah's Witnesses (26.08.2009) / HRWF Int. (27.08.2009) - Website: http://www.hrwf.net - Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it -Currently, there are 74 Jehovah's Witnesses who are in prison for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. All of these have been tried and convicted, and and no one is being held in pretrial detention. The names, dates of imprisonment, grounds (under criminal code1 ), the duration of punishment and present locations are as follows:
Seventy four Jehovah's Witnesses have been tried and convicted:
Name Date of Imprisonment Grounds/Sentence Location
Vahe Mejlumyan September 6, 2006 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Nikolay Gasparyan September 25, 06 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Yerem Hovhannisyan January 10, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Sayad Tovmasyan January 10, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Karapet Barseghyan February 7, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Aram Yelchyan February 13, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Senik Harutyunyan February 15, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Zurabyan February 27, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gevorg Hovsepyan March 3, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karen Safaryan March 15, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahan Babayan March 16, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Kajik Harutyunyan March 18, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gevorg Karapetyan April 5, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Armen Kirakosyan April 18, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Nshan Gevorgyan July 17, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
David Aroyan August 3, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Edgar Hakobyan August 7, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Andranik Aghekyan August 8, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Ashot Qaryan August 9, 2007 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hayk Madatyan August 11, 2007 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Zora Melkonyan August 13, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Arman Ayvazyan August 14, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Henrik Ghazaryan August 23, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Levon Azizyan August 23, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Argam Vardanyan August 29, 2007 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gor Kirakosyan September 21, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mkrtich Smbatyan September 26, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Stepan Hovakimyan September 26, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Babken Shahinyan December 5, 2007 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Roman Hovhannisyan December 17, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Garik Gevorgyan December 25, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Samson Indzigulyan December 25, 07 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Harutyun Vardazaryan January 9, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hrayr Mkrtchyan January 14, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hovhannes Arakelyan January 18, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Hovhannes Gogdjyan January 30, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Araz Arshakyan February 5, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Mardoyan February 5, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Artik Penal Institution
Hamayak Eminyan February 6, 2008 § 327 I, 27 months Artik Penal Institution
Davit Petrosyan February 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Martun Hovsepyan February 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Zhirayr Karyan March 6, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Arman Kareyan March 7, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Ashot Simonyan March 12, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Hovhannes Stepanyan March 31, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karo Aleksanyan April 4, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahe Ananyan April 8, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Karen Voskanyan April 11, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vahram Baghramyan June 3, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Alik Balayan July 14, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mkhitar Sargsyan July 17, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Tigran Melikyan July 30, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Shahen Asatryan July 31, 2008 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Gevorg Danughyan August 8, 2008 § 327 I,24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gor Petrosyan August 15, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Mher Barseghyan August 25, 2008 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vardan Kasemyan September 2, 08 § 327 I, 36 months Artik Penal Institution
Garegin Gogjyan September 13, 08 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Armen Martirosyan October 2, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Gagik Shakaryan October 6, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Grisha Ohanjanyan October 13, 2008 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
David Parsadanyan January 22, 09 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Samvel Shkoyan January 22, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Artik Penal Institution
David Mnatsakanyan February 2, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vigen Sargsyan February 15, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Levon Bashberukyan March 18, 2009 § 327 I, 26 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Nver Nazaryan March 24, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Tatul Arsenyan April 20, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Erebuni Penal Institution
Vladimir Sargsyan April 21, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Hovsep Mutafyan May 12, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Mher Hayrapetyan May 18, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Vanadzor Penal Institution
Harutyun Gagyan May 28, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Hayk Avagyan July 18, 2009 § 327 I, 24 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
Gor Aslanyan July 27, 2009 § 327 I, 30 months Nubarashen Penal Institution
1 Article 327 I states: Evasion from recurring draft military or alternative service call-up, training exercise or mobilization, without any order defined by Legislation of the RA as grounds for exemption, is punished with arrest for a maximum term of two months, or imprisonment for a maximum term of three years (modified 16.12.2005).
