Conscientious Objectors in Republic of Armenia

 
Currently, there are 56 Jehovah’s Witnesses who have been charged under the Criminal Code for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. Of these, 56 have been tried, convicted, and imprisoned; no one is being held in pretrial detention; no one received a suspended sentence. The names, dates of imprisonment, grounds (under criminal code1), duration of sentence and present locations of detention are as follows:
Fifty-six Jehovah’s Witnesses have been tried, convicted, and imprisoned:
 

Name

Date of Imprisonment

Grounds, Sentence

Location

Mardoyan, Arkadi

August 28, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Soghomonyan, Vanik

August 31, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Safaryan, Grigor

September 4, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Arshakyan, Lyudvik

September 7, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Manukyan, Raphael

September 17, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Aghadjanyan, Karapet

September 22, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Kroyan, Artak

September 30, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Khanumyan, Spartak

December 28, 2009

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Vardanyan, Levon

January 18, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Kasemyan, Hovhannes

February 2, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Artik Penal Institution

Pirapyan, Taron

March 2, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Torosyan, Artur

March 9, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Sargsyan, Karapet

March 18, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Artik Penal Institution

Prutyan, Samvel

March 23, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Khachikyan, Ashot

March 29, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Martirosyan, David

March 29, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Nahapetyan, Arayik

April 9, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Arakelyan, Zorayr

April 14, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Seyranyan, Narek

April 22, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Tumanyan, Levon

May 6, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Khalatov, Rafael

May 19, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Chinaryan, Narek

May 21, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Pogosyan, Narek

May 24, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Tonoyan, Suren

June 9, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Khlghatyan, David

July 19, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Bagiryan, Andranik

August 2, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Ohandjanyan, Edouard

August 2, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Avakyan, Levon

August 3, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Davtyan, Alik

August 4, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Aghekyan, Sevak

August 5, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Khechoyan, Manuk

August 9, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Minasyan, Derenik

August 11, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Avetisyan, Vahe

August 13, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Engibaryan, Hakob

August 24, 2010

§ 327 I, 27 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Mnatsakanyan, Harutyun

August 25, 2010

§ 327 I, 36 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Mesropyan, Gor

August 27, 2010

§ 327 I, 18 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Arshakyan, Artashes

September 6, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Antonyan, Vardan

September 11, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Alikhanyan, Vahagn

September 24, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Artik Penal Institution

Khachatryan, Anri

September 29, 2010

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Poghosyan, Nikolay

October 21, 2010

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Musheghyan, Aharon

November 12, 2010

§ 327 I, 36 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Muradyan, David

December 30, 2010

§ 327 I, 18 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Voskanyan, Ashot

February 2, 2011

§ 327 I, 36 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Sargsyan, Samvel

February 3, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Kirakosyan, Harutyun

March 9, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Nersisyan, Arman

March 14, 2011

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Geghamyan, Andranik

March 15, 2011

§ 327 I, 24 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Sargsyan, Hayk

April 8, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Gasparyan, Hovik

April 11, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Kosh Penal Institution

Sardaryan, Hovhannes

July 1, 2011

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution

Adyan, Artur

July 7, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Nubarashen Penal Institution

Margaryan, Vahagn

July 7, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Nubarashen Penal Institution

Avetisyan, Garegin

July 19, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Nubarashen Penal Institution

Khachatryan, Harutyun

July 27, 2011

§ 327 I, 30 months

Vanadzor Penal Institution

Sargsyan, Edouard

August 6, 2011

§ 327 I, 24 months

Erebuni Penal Institution


None of Jehovah’s Witnesses are being held in pretrial detention.


None of Jehovah’s Witnesses received a suspended sentence.

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).
 

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