Conscientious ObjectorsREPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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| Name | Date of Imprisonment | Grounds/Sentence | Location |
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| Samvel Davtyan | April 4, 2006 | § 327 I1, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Aram Davtyan | July 3, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Artur Stepanyan | July 3, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hayk Avetisyan | July 17, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Edgar Kirakosyan | August 22, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gor Sukiasyan | August 22, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Mushegh Avetisyan | August 30, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Jirayr Zakaryan | September 2, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hayk Gogjyan | September 6, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Nikol Yervandyan | September 6, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Vahe Mejlumyan | September 6, 2006 | § 327 I, 36 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Artur Hovhannisyan | September 7, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hovhannes Karapetyan | September 7, 2006 | § 327 I, 22 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Argishti Eghiazaryan | September 11, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Karen Botukyan | September 12, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Artak Kocharyan | September 12, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Vahagn Yeghiazaryan | September 20, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Nikolay Gasparyan | September 25, 2006 | § 327 I, 36 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Taron Lalayan | September 25, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Hovhannes Khachatryan | November 22, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Vahe Musaelyan | November 28, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Gagik Qochinyan | December 5, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Hrachya Khachatryan | December 8, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Vanadzor Institution |
| Albert Balyan | December 13, 2006 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Emil Hyrapetyan | December 21, 2006 | § 327 I, 24 months | Artik 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 |
| David Gyozalyan | January 12, 2007 | § 364 I2, 18 months | Erebuni 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 |
| Sevada Grigoryan | March 12, 2007 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Bagrat Pirgulyan | March 15, 2007 | § 327 I, 26 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Karen Safaryan | March 15, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Vigen Yeghiazaryan | March 15, 2007 | § 327 I, 27 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hakob Babayan | March 16, 2007 | § 327 I, 27 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 |
| Zora Melkonyan | August 13, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Artik Penal Institution |
| Hayk Madatyan | August 11, 2007 | § 327 I, 36 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Karen Smbatyan | August 14, 2007 | § 327 I, 22 months | Erebuni 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, 2007 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Mkrtich Smbatyan | September 26, 2007 | § 327 I, 22 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 |
| Hrayr Mkrtchyan | January 14, 2008 | § 327 I, 30 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Hovhannes Arakelyan | January 18, 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 | Erebuni 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 |
| Zirayr 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 |
| Hovik Stepanyan | March 31, 2008 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| Karo Aleksanyan | April 4, 2008 | § 327 I, 24 months | Erebuni Penal Institution |
| David Arakelyan | April 7, 2008 | § 327 I, 12 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 | Nubarashen Pretrial Detention Institution |
One of Jehovah's Witnesses has been charged and is awaiting trial:
| Tigran Melikyan | July 30, 2008 | § 327 I | Nubarashen Pretrial Detention Institution |
Two Jehovah's Witnesses received suspended sentences:
| Grigor Yemishyan | July 14, 2006 | §70 I, 24 months |
| Aghesi Yeghiazaryan | May 7, 2007 | §70 I, 24 months |
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).
2 Article 364 I states: Refusal by a serviceman from performing one's military service or some duties thereof, if this was accompanied with their actual disruption, is punished with arrest for the term of up to 3 months, or with disciplinary battalion for the term of up to 2 years, or imprisonment for up to 2 years.
