Criminial prosecutions against Human Rights Defender Marina Poghosyan was included in the US Department of  State’s Annual  Report, particularly: “During the year human rights organizations and the media reported on the continued harassment of and threats against human rights defender Marina Poghosyan. Poghosyan’s NGO, Veles, provided legal support to victims of moneylenders allegedly linked to the government.”

The full text of the report is available here – https://www.usa.am/pdf/hr2016.pdf