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Ombudsman Supports Residents of Buzand Street
The National Citizens’ Initiative (NCI) today continued its series of public hearings with a town-hall meeting on “Violations in Property Alienation.” By means of the event, NCI brought a new stimulus to the civic...
Young Woman Threatens to Set Fire to Court Officers
Today resident of Buzand Street Hovik Hovhannisyan was summoned to the central police station. The policemen and court officers surrounded Hovhanissyan’s house and threatened to pull it down. The sister of the accused...
Human Rights Lawyer Arrested After Challenging Government
A human rights lawyer who has helped Yerevan residents facing eviction from their homes to sue the Armenian government has been arrested on fraud charges which he believes were fabricated in response to his activities,...
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly organises public hearing on gender equality in the South Caucasus
Strasbourg, 11.10.2005 Parliamentarians from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will join with women’s groups in the three countries, as well as experts from the UN, to discuss gender equality in the South Caucasus at a...
Residents of Buzand Street Appealed To Russian Embassy
The victims of state needs (those evicted from the Northern Avenue, the Aram and Buzand Streets) gathered today at the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. Over 50 people demanded explanation how Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov has...
Constitutional reform in Armenia : Declaration by the Chair of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers
Strasbourg, 10.10.2005 Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, made the following statement: "After several months of intense...
Council of Europe Says Constitutional Reform ‘Vital’ For Armenia
The top decision-making body of the Council of Europe urged Armenians on Monday to vote for President Robert Kocharian’s constitutional amendments at next month’s referendum, saying that they are “vital” for Armenia's...
Marching for the release of three Armenian soldiers
Protestors marched from Republic Square to the doors of the Supreme Court today in Yerevan against the arrest and conviction of the soldiers Razmik Sargsyan, Araik Zalyan and Musa Serobyan. These three soldiers have...
Yet more families to be ousted from their homes in the Nor Nork community of Yerevan
Yerevan – Gathered in front of the Ministry of Justice in Yerevan Kentron today, on October 5th were residents of Aygegordzakan Street to protest against the government’s decision to oust them from their homes for...
Constitutional Referendum to Be Held November 27
October 27 Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on appointing the referendum “On amendments to the RA constitution” on November 27. He also signed a decree on introducing amendments to the law “On...