Nubarashen jail living conditions normal, Armenian Justice Ministry insistsMarch 21, 2011 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The living conditions in Nubarashen jail are normal, according to a representative of the Armenian Justice Ministry. “The demands of the prisoners are always taken into consideration,” spokesman of the criminal executive department at the Justice Ministry, Arsen Babayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, asked to comment why the prisoners who experience health problems are not provided with dietary food, Babayan said that “conditions are equal for all.” Asked whether the Ministry is going to take any measures to end the hunger strike, he said: “they started it, so it’s up to them when to finish.” Reports saying that the prisoners of Nubarashen jail have stopped their hunger strike proved to be not true to fact. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter learned from a reliable source, Sergey Movsisyan, Manuk Semerjyan, Sergey Petrosyan and Arsen Arushanyan are resolved to continue the hunger strike unless relevant institutions or representatives of international organizations come to meet their demands. As to 66 other prisoners, they ceased the hunger strike yielding to numerous threats. As it turned out, recently the jail administration welded iron bars inside the cells a meter far from the window, what psychologically suppresses the prisoners, who were deprived of the possibility to approach the window. The reason behind the decision was an escape attempt by one of the prisoners during a walk. Besides, the prisoners have serious health problems and many of them need dietary food. However, the administration continues to neglect all calls to improve the living conditions. Relatives have been barred from bringing uncooked vegetables or grains. 15 people died because of inhuman living conditions last year. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |