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Forty lifers start hunger strike in Armenia

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“Journalists for Human Rights” NGO has issued the letter of 40 life-termers who have begun an indefinite hunger strike. In the letter addressed to Serzh Sargsyan the lifers say they decided to resort to hunger strike because they were in hopeless situation. They call Sargsyan’s attention to the non-fulfillment of the law by relevant bodies and unresolved problems in prisons. “Being deceived by relevant agencies for many years, we ask you to send your lawyer to meet us and to have the full and complete picture of the actual illegalities. This will be our contribution to your daily work in making Armenia a country of law,” reads the letter. The lifers say they are confident that there will be people who will unconsciously, though not maliciously, try to present their protest as an attempt of pressure on the government.