Kirakosyan

MEMORANDUM **

Ishkhan Kirakosyan and his wife, Naira Kirakosyan, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial .evidence, and may reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that, even if the testimony was credible, the petitioners failed to satisfy their burden of establishing that they are eligible for asylum or withholding of removal. The lead petitioner testified that he was beaten once and taken to the hospital in 1995 because he was critical of the government, and fled Armenia in 1999 after other members of his political party were arrested. These incidents do not compel a finding that the petitioners were persecuted or have an objectively reasonable fear of future persecution. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.…