Print this pageConscientious Objectors
Republic of Armenia
March 2010
Currently, there are 71 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 no one is being held in pretrial detention. The names, dates of imprisonment, grounds (under criminal code1), the duration of sentence and present locations of detention are as follows:
| Name | Date of Imprisonment | Grounds, Sentence | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nshan Gevorgyan | July 17, 2007 | § 327 I, 36 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hayk Madatyan | August 11, 2007 | § 327 I, 36 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gor Kirakosyan | September 21, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Mkrtich Smbatyan | September 26, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Stepan Hovakimyan | September 26, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Babken Shahinyan | December 5, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Roman Hovhannisyan | December 17, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Garik Gevorgyan | December 25, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Samson Indzigulyan | December 25, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Harutyun Vardazaryan | January 9, 2008 | § 327 I, 30 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, 2008 | § 327 I, 36 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Garegin Gogjyan | September 13, 2008 | § 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, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni 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 | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gevorg Karapetyan | May 11, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hovsep Mutafyan | May 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Mher Hayrapetyan | May 18, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Gagik Toplakhaltsyan | May 18, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Harutyun Gagyan | May 28, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hayk Avagyan | July 18, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gor Aslanyan | July 27, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Sergey Manukyan | July 28, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Aram Apresyan | August 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Kamo Sahakyan | August 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Ishkhan Grigoryan | August 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Arkadi Mardoyan | August 28, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Vanik Soghomonyan | August 31, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Grigor Safaryan | September 4, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Lyudvik Arshakyan | September 7, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Raphael Manukyan | September 17, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Karapet Aghadjanyan | September 22, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Hakob Babudjyan | September 25, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Artak Kroyan | September 30, 2009 | § 327 I, 30 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Vahram Grigoryan | October 2, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gevork Sargsyan | October 8, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Roman Minasyan | October 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Andranik Martirosyan | October 12, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Hayk Ghazaryan | November 2, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Kosh Penal Institution |
| Spartak Khanumyan | December 28, 2009 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Vardan Vardanyan | January 19, 2010 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hovhannes Kasemyan | February 2, 2010 | § 327 I, 24 months | Nubarashen Penal Institution |
| Levon Vardanyan | February 18, 2010 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni 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).