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Yerevan Gets Council Of Europe Reprieve
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has given the Armenian authorities six more months to end their crackdown on the opposition and fully restore civil liberties restricted following last February...
Media And NGOs Asked The Assistant Us Secretary Of State To Support The Plight For Early Release Of “Zhamanak-Yerevan” Chief Editor
On June 24 the heads of “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Haik”, “Hraparak”, “Taregir”, “Chorrord Ishkanutiun”, “Iravunk De Facto”, "Aravot" newspapers, “A1+” TV company, Yerevan Press Club, Committee to Protect Freedom of...
Opposition Stages First Rally after Post-Election Clashes
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian again rallied thousands of supporters in Yerevan on Friday in what was the first gathering of the opposition since the bloody break-up of its post-election protests. The rally was...
Armenia: 'Insufficient Progress' On PACE Demands, An Urgent Debate Therefore Warranted
Strasbourg, 19.06.2008 An urgent debate on Armenia at the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is warranted, according to the head of PACE's Monitoring Committee. Progress made...
Statement Of Yerevan Press Club On The Judgment Of The European Court On “A1+” Case
On June 18 Yerevan Press Club released a statement on the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the case of “A1+” TV company. “On June 17, 2008 the European Court of Human Rights published its judgment on...
A victory for freedom of expression
Statement by Terry Davis Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the judgment by the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Armenian television A1+ Strasbourg, 18.06.2008 Television is a very influential...
Opposition Defiant After ‘Rally Ban’
Armenia’s opposition led by former president Levon Ter-Petrosian struck a defiant note on Friday after authorities refused to authorize their widely anticipated rally planned in one of Yerevan’s central squares on June...
First Labor Registry Center for Disabled People Established in Yerevan
Unison NGO is proud to announce the opening of the first Armenian Labor Registry Center for people with disabilities. The Center’s mission is to build a bridge between disabled job seekers and their potential employers...
Opposition Rally Restrictions Eased
The Armenian parliament passed in the second and final reading Wednesday a bill abolishing some of the serious restrictions on freedom of assembly which were imposed following the suppression of post-election opposition...
Armenian Parliament Approves More Rights For Opposition Minority
The Armenian parliament approved on Tuesday a bill giving more agenda-setting and other rights to its tiny opposition minority. The Armenian authorities will present the move as a further indication of their...