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    LIFE PRISONERS WENT ON A HUNGER-STRIKE

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    [08:05 pm] 01 November, 2006

    About 30 life prisoners of "Noubarashen" Criminal penitentiary
    institution have gone on hunger-strike since November 1. The Minister
    of Justice confirmed the fact too. Several hours later the Ministry
    made a statement, "On November 1 of the current year 24 prisoners
    of Noubarashen Criminal penitentiary institution ceased their hunger
    strike which they had started earlier that day".

    The NGO "Pach-iravunk" protecting the rights of life prisoners has also
    made a statement about the reasons of the hunger-strike. According
    to the statement, after the resignation of the previous head of
    the prison, Aram Sargsyan, and the appointment of the new one, Vahan
    Margaryan, all the reforms aimed at creation of better life conditions
    for the prisoners were eliminated.

    According to the author, the newly appointed manager of the prison
    stopped the education programs for the prisoners and the construction
    works aimed at improving the conditions of life.

    The prisoners required a meeting with NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan
    and RA Minister of Justice David Haroutyunyan in order to be able to
    represent their problems.

    The NGO "Pach-iravunk" announced that there are prisoners who have
    been imprisoned for a long time and have serious health problems;
    the responsibility for their spoiled health falls on Vahan Margaryan
    and those who appointed him.
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