Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Artur Sargsyan – the “bringer of bread”.

Sargsyan, who was arrested and later released for bringing food to members of the armed SasnaDzrer group who seized a Yerevan police building in July 2016, staged a three-week hunger strike after being detained in February 2017, allegedly for not appearing for a court date regarding his case.

Sargsyan was pronounced dead at Yerevan’s Armenia Medical Center after being diagnosed with an abdominal hernia. He died a few hours after being operated on.

Sargsyan’s death certificate specified cardio-vascular failure and multiple organ failure as the cause of death.

Hetq spoke to Sargsyan after being released from jail after his first arrest.