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More Ter-Petrosian Supporters Arrested
The Armenian government’s unprecedented crackdown on the opposition continued unabated on Wednesday, with law-enforcement bodies arresting 12 more supporters of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian and searching the...
Kocharian To Ease Media Ban
President Robert Kocharian said on Wednesday that he will partly lift the controversial ban on independent news reporting stemming from a state of emergency in Yerevan which he declared on March 1. The state of...
764 brought, 59 detained, 31 arrested
According to the RA Police data, on the night of March 2, “on suspicion of participation in the mass riots provoked in Yerevan” as of 03:30 PM of March 12, 764 people were brought to the police departments, 568 of whom...
Ter-Petrosian Vows More Protests
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian pledged late Tuesday to continue to challenge the official results of Armenia’s disputed presidential election but made it clear that he will not hold unsanctioned demonstrations...
International Federations of the leagues of Human Rights (FIDH)
Resolution of International Board of FIDH about the situation in Armenia March 10, 2008 Cairo, March 8, 2008 – International Board of International Federations of the leagues of Human Rights (FIDH) gathered in Cairo...
US sharply condemns Armenian government crackdown on opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. official who recently returned from Armenia sharply condemned a government crackdown on protests following last month's presidential election. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...
John Prescott calls on all parties in Armenia to show “restraint and respect” following talks
Strasbourg, 10.03.2008 - John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the Armenian elections, has called upon all sides to show restraint, respect and...
Armenia: Commissioner Hammarberg visits Yerevan to advocate human rights protection after post-election violence
Strasbourg, 11.03.2008 – In the aftermath of the post-election violence in Armenia, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg is starting on Wednesday 12 March a three-day visit in Yerevan...
“The Ombudsman Is Not Aware Of The Situation”
“There is an impression that Armen Harutyunyan is not aware of the situation,” Robert Kocharyan has said at today’s press conference, covering the opinion of the RA ombudsman in relation with the incidents on March 1....
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the situation after the presidential elections in Armenia on 1st March 2008
The European Union is deeply concerned about the situation in the Republic of Armenia after the presidential elections. The EU condemns the acts of violence committed during the events of 1 March, which resulted in the...