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2012/04/30
Armenian MPs appeal to Constitutional Court
YEREVAN. – Thirty MPs of the joint headquarter, including Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun, signed the appeal to the Armenia’s Constitutional Court, head of the Union of Political Scientists Hmayak Hovhannisyan told the Armenian News-NEWS.am.
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2011/11/25
A1+ to webcast ANC rally
The opposition alliance Armenian National Congress (ANC) is holding a rally in Yerevan's Liaberty Square at 6:00 p.m. November 25. The rally will be followed by a march along the capital streets.
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2011/11/25
Authorities are preparing for election fraud
Armenian authorities are not preparing for recurrent elections, they are preparing for election fraud, Yerevan's ex-mayor, economist Vahagn Khachatryan announced during the rally of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition alliance in Yerevan.
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2011/11/24
To publish declaration for Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation
The Armenian National Congress central office has not received any alarms from the provinces due to the tradition of closing roads for cars traveling from the provinces to the capital ahead of the rally.
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2011/11/22
Armenian Opposition Leader Demands Safeguards For Fair Elections
YEREVAN -- An Armenian opposition leader has challenged President Serzh Sarkisian to prove his commitment to hold democratic elections by enacting radical changes to the law and not allowing government resources to be used by his ruling Republican Party (HHK), RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
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2011/11/08
U.S. Ambassador Meets With Armenian Opposition Leader
YEREVAN -- The new U.S. ambassador in Armenia has discussed the internal political situation and Armenian relations with neighbors Azerbaijan and Turkey during his first meeting with opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
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2011/10/05
Serzh, Open The Toilets
Armenia's opposition leader has called on the president to reopen public toilets in central Yerevan, which were closed in what the opposition says is an apparent bid to hinder its protests.
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2011/09/29
Armenian opposition discussed demands on snap elections with UK Ambassador
Levon Zurabyan met on Thursday with UK Ambassador to Armenia Charles Lonsdale and the representative of UK Foreign Office Alan Farfeit.
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2011/08/24
Ter-Petrosian Bloc Again Criticized By Opposition Rival
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has ceased to represent a credible alternative to Armenia’s current leadership, a leader of another major opposition force claimed on Wednesday.
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2011/08/17
Fifth round of talks between coalition and opposition
The government and the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) have continued negotiations despite threats to halt the current dialogue over the arrest of several HAK activists, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
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2011/08/15
Lawyers Protest ‘Illegal’ Police Actions
The leadership of Armenia’s national bar association has accused police in Yerevan of illegally detaining and manhandling two of its members defending opposition activists arrested last week.
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2011/08/09
Armenian opposition submits 85- page paper to prove snap elections necessary
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc submitted 85-page document, substantiating the necessity of snap presidential and parliamentary elections, to Armenian authorities’ consideration.
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2011/08/02
Armenian opposition will hold next rally on September 9
Oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) will hold the next rally on September 9, in case no urgent event happens, Armenian First President, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced at the end of the rally in the Liberty Square on Tuesday.
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2011/07/28
Armenian opposition expects many participants in upcoming rally
August 2 rally of oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) will gather many people regardless of weather conditions and the holiday season, said ANC member Felix Khachatryan to a press conference on Thursday.
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2011/07/05
Armenian Ruling Party Again Spurns ‘Opposition Ultimatum’
A senior member of Armenia’s ruling party has downplayed the latest opposition threat to resume its push for an immediate power change unless the government agreed to formal negotiations around holding early elections.
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2011/06/30
Opposition Figure Blasts Unrest Probe
A well-known opposition figure representing the Armenian National Congress (HAK) claimed on Thursday that Armenia’s political leadership is not serious about properly investigating the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
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2011/06/10
HAK next rally June 30
The next rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) is scheduled for June 30 in Yerevan's Liberty Square
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2011/05/27
Armenian Opposition Leaders Freed
The two most prominent members of the Armenian opposition remaining in prison were set free on Friday in accordance with a general amnesty declared by the Armenian authorities.
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2011/05/16
Witnesses Questioned In Renewed Unrest Probe
An Armenian law-enforcement body said on Monday that it has started questioning witnesses as part of its renewed investigation into 2008 post-election clashes in Yerevan which was ordered by President Serzh Sarkisian late last month.
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2011/05/04
Armenian Opposition ‘Committed’ To Fresh Polls
Armenia’s government and largest opposition grouping are already engaged in an “open dialogue,” opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian said on Thursday after being allowed to meet the most prominent of his loyalists remaining in prison.
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2011/04/20
Sarkisian Orders ‘More Meticulous’ Probe Of 2008 Unrest
In what could be an attempt to placate opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian, President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday ordered Armenian law-enforcement authorities to investigate the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan with greater vigor.
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2011/04/13
Ter-Petrosian ‘Readying For War’ Against Government
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) will declare “war” against President Serzh Sarkisian if he fails to free its supporters remaining prison and meet other demands by April 28, a top representative of the opposition alliance said on Wednesday.
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2011/04/08
“Revolution is inevitable”
Power change is possible in Armenia only through revolution, Armenia's former prime Minister and HAK activist Hrant Bagratyan said during the HAK rally on April 8.
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2011/04/08
Ter-Petrosian Sets New Deadline For Armenian Leadership
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian gave Armenia’s leadership late on Friday three more weeks to free his loyalists remaining in prison and start a dialogue with his Armenian National Congress (HAK) or face an opposition push for power.
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2011/03/11
Drastic Measure: Heritage Party leader goes on hunger strike “for freedom"
Heritage founding leader Raffi Hovannisian on Tuesday announced an indeterminate hunger strike as he spoke at an open forum organized by his opposition party laying down his vision of internal and external challenges facing Armenia.
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2011/03/01
Travel To Yerevan Restricted Ahead Of Opposition Rally
Public transport between Yerevan and nearby regions ground to a halt on Tuesday in what appeared to be a government effort to lower attendance at a major rally to be held by the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK).
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2011/02/24
New Armenian Ombudsman Nominated
The ruling Republican Party (HHK) has nominated a 33-year-old lawyer and former television host for the vacant post of Armenia’s human rights ombudsman, it was announced on Thursday.
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2011/02/23
Oppositionist’s Brother Arrested For ‘Corruption’
The brother of an outspoken Armenian opposition parliamentarian was arrested Wednesday on charges of bribery which he and the opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party say are politically motivated.
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2011/02/18
Appeals Court Upholds Longer Jail Term For Pashinian
Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Friday rejected opposition leader and newspaper editor Nikol Pashinian’s demand to quash a highly controversial extension of his imprisonment decided by prison authorities.
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2011/02/18
Next opposition rally on March 1
"The day of social upheaval is obscure and unknown as the Doomsday. "Mubarakization" of Serzh Sargsyan is only a matter of time. Serzh Sargsyan will inevitably share Hosni Mubarak`s fate," leader of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Ter-Petrosyan said as he addressed a rally organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress on Friday.
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2011/01/21
“Day of power change is nearing”
Relatives and friends of the nine political prisoners remaining in Armenian prisons after the tragic events of March 1, 2008, gathered outside the Prosecutor General's Office already for the 137th time.
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2011/01/07
Thousands Rally For Armenian TV Station Facing Closure
Tigran Karapetian, an Armenian politician, businessman and television commentator, rallied thousands of supporters in Yerevan on Friday to protest against state regulators’ decision to take his ALM channel off the air.
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2010/12/09
Armenian Justice Minister Sacked Over ‘Violent’ Subordinate
Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian was unexpectedly sacked on Thursday for what the Armenian government described as a failure to punish one of his high-ranking subordinates allegedly involved in violent conduct.
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2010/12/09
Another Armenian Oppositionist Released From Jail
Another member of the Armenian opposition jailed on charges stemming from the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan was granted parole and released on Monday after spending about a third of his seven-year prison term.
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2010/12/06
Armenia: Diaspora Conference Examines Issues of Corruption and Income Inequality in Yerevan
Armenian Diaspora groups are feeling a need to broaden and deepen their commitment to helping Armenia’s political and economic development. Participants at a Diaspora conference, held in Los Angeles on December 4, focused not only on such hot-button issues as Genocide recognition, they discussed ways to help Armenia battle corruption, promote tax reform and encourage the development of civil rights.
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2010/11/11
HAK to hold picket tomorrow
"For the second time, the HAK is officially sounding the alarm that the threatening actions and provocations are being organized against political prisoner, editor-in-chief of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily Nikol Pashinyan at the "Kosh" penitentiary.
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2010/11/11
Nikol underwent medical examination
A forensic medical expert examination was scheduled after the statement on the attack against political prisoner Nikol Pashinyan at the "Kosh" penitentiary of the RA Ministry of Justice, as reported by press speaker of the Head of the Penitentiary Department Arsen Babayan.
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2010/11/10
“Release prisoners if you cannot keep them”
"Twenty convicts are placed in a cell intended for eight people. They don't even have beds to sleep in," human rights advocate Edmon Marukyan said during the EU-Armenia Civil Society Seminar on November 10.
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2010/11/09
March began-
Youth Activists Beaten and Released
The four HAK youth activists were released a short while ago and were greeted with warm rounds of applause.
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2010/10/27
October 27 is not fully disclosed
Yerablur (a military cemetery located on a hilltop in the outskirts of Yerevan) has been overcrowded since early morning. Ordinary citizens and representatives of political parties were on the site to lay flowers and wreaths at the monuments to the victims of ‘October 27' terrorist attack.
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2010/10/20
Ter-Petrosian Invites Europe’s Attention to Democracy Issues in Armenia
Armenian opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian has leveled fresh criticism at a European body overseeing the state of democracy in Armenia accusing it of “inconsistent efforts” to see the fulfillment of its resolutions through in the South Caucasus state.
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2010/09/10
Municipality decision did not surprise opposition
The Yerevan Municipality has refused to sanction a rally of the Armenian National Congress to be held at Liberty Square on September 24. The city hall suggested holding the rally near the Matenadaran as preparatory works for the celebration of Erebuni-Yerevan are underway at the square.
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2010/09/03
HAK vows to “reconquer” Liberty Square
On September 17, the Armenian National Congress (HAK) will not seek conflict with the Armenian authorities and will not rally people at Liberty Square.
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2010/09/02
HAK decided
The HAK (Armenian National Congress) today decided where to hold its September 17 rally during a session convened at the central office. The decision will be released tomorrow.
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2010/07/15
Jailed Opposition Leader Remains Defiant
Nikol Pashinian, an outspoken opposition leader and newspaper editor, remained in defiant mood and categorically ruled out asking the Armenian authorities for pardon on Thursday.
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2010/07/14
Rejected: Court of Appeal dismisses action by 03/08 victims’ families
Armenia’s Criminal Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed the actions of the legal successors of Tigran Khachatryan, Armen Farmanyan and Gor Kloyan, killed in the March 1, 2008 post-election clashes after being hit by tear gas capsules presumably fired by riot police. The victims’ parents appealed the verdict by the Kentron and Nork-Marash Court of General Jurisdiction, which a month ago dismissed the victims’ actions, according to which they accused the Special Investigation Service of inappropriate investigation of the murder circumstances.
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2010/07/07
Armenian Ombudsman Concerned About Media Freedom
Armen Harutiunian, the state human rights ombudsman, described as “worrisome” the situation with media freedom in Armenia, in a special report released on Wednesday. The report deplores physical attacks on local journalists, “restrictions” on news reporting and strong government influence on Armenian broadcast media.
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2010/07/05
Clinton urges Armenia to revise new media law
Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she had raised U.S. concerns about an Armenian law that could limit pluralism on radio and television and was told that the government might change it in the autumn.
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2010/07/05
“President Obama backs Armenia”
During the meeting, she expressed concern over the freedom of press in Armenia, in particular over the recent amendments and addenda to the RA Law on Television and Radio which have aroused great public protest in Armenia.
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2010/07/02
Armenian Oppositionist Freed Before Trial
A young Armenian opposition activist was unexpectedly set free on Friday after spending a month in pre-trial detention on controversial charges which he and his backers consider politically motivated.
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2010/06/25
PACE Officials Question Armenian Reform Plan
Senior representatives of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) have expressed misgivings about a plan of political reforms which the Armenian authorities say would address the lingering political fallout from the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan.
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2010/06/21
Police Drop Case Against Pro-Opposition Businessman
Police in Yerevan have formally closed a highly controversial criminal case against a brother of Khachatur Sukiasian, a prominent opposition businessman and politician, it emerged on Monday.
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2010/06/18
Opposition Party Leaders Resign
The two top leaders of a key opposition party aligned in the Armenian National Congress (HAK) have stepped down amid conflicting reports about their disagreements with the opposition bloc led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.
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2010/06/18
U.N. Official Deplores Rights Abuses In Armenia
A senior United Nations official accused the Armenian authorities of restricting civil liberties and dissenting viewpoints on the airwaves as she ended a fact-finding visit to Yerevan on Friday.
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2010/06/17
Opposition To Press Ahead With Yerevan Sit-In
Representatives of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) said on Thursday that they will proceed with plans to stage a sit-in at Yerevan's Liberty Square to demand the liberation of opposition figures remaining in prison.
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2010/06/17
Arrested Policeman ‘Scapegoated For Custody Death’
An Armenian police officer prosecuted for allegedly ill-treating a man who died in police custody in April has pleaded not guilty to the accusation and feels that he was made a scapegoat by investigators, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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2010/06/16
Armenia Fined By European Court For ‘Inhuman Treatment’
The European Court of Human Rights has fined Armenia’s authorities 16,000 euros ($20,000) for what it regards as “inhuman” treatment of an Armenian businessman who died in prison last year.
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2010/06/16
UN Human Rights Special spokesperson Margaret Sekagyan Wednesday held a meeting with Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrossian
UN Human Rights Special spokesperson Margaret Sekagyan Wednesday held a meeting with Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrossian
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2010/06/14
Opposition Activists Questioned By Police
Police in Yerevan questioned on Monday three members of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) over their involvement in scuffles with police forces blocking opposition access to a recently renovated square.
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2010/06/11
Independent TV Says Still Upbeat On Renewed Broadcasts
The owner of Armenia’s leading independent television station taken off the air in 2002 said on Friday that he still expects to win a new broadcasting license this year despite the passage of a government-drafted lawl criticized by media groups.
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2010/06/08
Court Rejects Lawsuits Against Yerevan Unrest Investigators
A Yerevan court on Tuesday rejected the last of lawsuits against law-enforcement authorities filed two months ago by relatives of Armenians who died in the March 2008 post-election violence in the capital.
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2010/06/07
HAK activists hold march in defence of Kiramijyan
Young activists of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) today held a protest march to the Prosecutor's Office in defence of Davit Kiramijyan, a young HAK activist taken to the police station from Liberty Square.
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2010/06/07
Regime Change ‘Top Priority’ For Dashnaks
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Monday declared leadership change in Armenia a top priority but again stopped short of demanding President Serzh Sarkisian’s immediate resignation.
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2010/06/04
SDHK: “Vacate Liberty Square”
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHK) has issued a statement accusing Armenian authorities of permissiveness and denouncing police actions.
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2010/06/03
STATEMENT BY CSI
Civil Society Institute NGO (CSI), which is a member organization of International Federation of Human rights (FIDH) in Armenia, is concerned about the recent actions of the police which were accompanied with human rights violations.
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2010/06/03
Demand stopping the limitations
Civil Society Institute NGO (CSI), which is a member organization of International Federation of Human rights (FIDH) in Armenia, is concerned about the recent actions of the police which were accompanied with human rights violations.
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2010/06/03
David Kiramijyan arrested
On June 3, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash districts upheld the mediation of the Special Investigation Service for taking opposition activist David Kiramijyan under two months' arrest.
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2010/06/03
Appeal Case Against Kocharyan Has Been Sent to The Hague
We found out yesterday that on the preceding day, the Armenian National Congress had sent the case against Robert Kocharyan to the International Criminal Court of The Hague.
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2010/06/02
OSCE Concerned About Armenian TV Bill
A senior official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation has expressed concern about a controversial bill which Armenian press freedom groups say would enable the government to tighten its grip on broadcast media.
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2010/06/02
STATEMENT BY CPJ
New York, June 2, 2010?The Committee to Protect Journalists is very concerned that Armenian authorities are detaining Ani Gevorgian, a journalist for the pro-opposition daily Haykakan Zhanamak, after she was arrested on assignment on Monday.
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2010/06/02
Prosecutors Take Over Arrested Journalist’s Case
A law-enforcement agency subordinated to state prosecutors on Wednesday took over the criminal case against a young journalist arrested on what she and Armenia’s leading media associations consider political grounds.
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2010/06/02
Opposition Activists, Journalist Face Jail After Rally Attempt
Two young opposition activists and a journalist were formally placed under arrest and faced the possibility of up to five years’ imprisonment on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting riot police in Yerevan.
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2010/06/01
17 political prisoners now
"There are three more political prisoners in addition to the 17," announced today Armenian National Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan, assuring that he would do everything possible to support the journalist and opposition activists who were arrested on Monday.
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2010/06/01
Once bit, twice shy
What has been happening these past few days in Liberty Square and the surrounding area is nothing other than the manifestation of the ruling authorities’ panic.
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2010/06/01
Historic Square Off-Limits To Armenian Opposition
At least 15 people were detained in Yerevan on Monday as the Armenian police continued to block opposition access to a newly renovated square that has traditionally been the country’s main venue for political gatherings.
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2010/06/01
Three Held After Armenian Opposition Supporters, Police Scuffle
Three people have been put under arrest after scuffles between Armenian police and opposition supporters trying to enter a Yerevan square that has traditionally been the country's main venue for political gatherings.
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2010/05/19
Samvel Nikoyan does not take the report seriously
In their report Andranik Kocahryan and Seda Safaryan, members of the RA disbanded fact-finding group investigating the events of March 1, 2008, say the authorities involved armed forces in the post-election unrest which is a rough breach of the country's Constitution. The group's members say they sent you facts but you failed to pay attention to them, moreover, you "deliberately ignored the facts." What is your opinion on this?
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2010/04/23
Ex-Military Officials Admit To Scandalous Leak
Two former Defense Ministry officials admitted on Friday disclosing a secret government order that paved the way for the Armenian military’s involvement in the suppression of the 2008 opposition protests in Yerevan.
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2010/03/10
ANNUAL REPORT OF HELSINKI ASSOCIATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA FOR THE YEAR OF 2009
This report is prepared by Helsinki Association in frames of the project “The Situation of Human Rights in Armenia” with the financial assistance of US Embassy in Armenia and Fond for National Endowment for Democracy.
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2010/03/09
Yerevan Urged To Act On OSCE Criticism
The Armenian authorities should draw “serious conclusions” from an OSCE report criticizing the trials of dozens of opposition members arrested after the 2008 presidential election, a senior pro-government lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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2010/03/01
Two years have passed since March 1 deadly clashes
Two years ago the first dawn of spring was marked with greave news.
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2010/03/01
Right to move restricted
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) is holding a rally in Yerevan at 5:00 March 1. Although the City Hall has sanctioned the rally, residents of marzes are denied entry to the capital.
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2010/03/01
SIS: “Page of March 1 is not closed”
"The page of March 1 cannot be considered closed," Vahagn Harutyunyan, a senior Special Investigation Service (SIS) official heading the probe into the events of March 1, 2010, told A1+.
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2010/03/01
AAE calls for tolerance and solidarity
The Assembly of Armenians of Europe (AAE) has issued a statement in connection with the 2nd anniversary of the tragic events of March 1, 2008.
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2008/10/09
Police Avoid Action Against MP Blamed For Deadly Beating
The Armenian police indicated on Thursday that they will not prosecute a controversial pro-government parliamentarian widely linked with an attack on a Yerevan café that left one person dead.
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2008/10/02
U.S. Experts To Help Launch Fresh Probe Of Armenian Unrest
Three American experts who participated in an independent inquiry into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States will arrive in Yerevan this week to help launch a similar probe of the post-election violence in Armenia, it was announced on Thursday.
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