Chakhalyan declares hunger strike for uncertain period
Javakheti-Armenian political activist Vahagn Chakhalyan, who was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by the Georgian authorities and is currently under the strict regime of N 6 prison in Rustavi, told "Yerkir" Union that he had started a hunger strike for an uncertain period starting on October 5.
Chakhalyan is on a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the inhumane conditions in prison and demands putting an end to the illegitimate pressures and improving conditions in prison.
Vahagn Chakhalyan also informed that in contrast to his demands, the prison administration refuses to register the hunger strike.
On September 14, Vahagn Chakhalyan's lawyer Stepan Voskanyan had issued a statement stating that recently the Georgian authorities have increased pressures against the Javakheti-Armenian figure, including through the restrictions in prison.
