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OSCE Chairman condemns use of force in Armenia, again appeals for post-election dialogue
HELSINKI, 1 March 2008 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today. "I urge the authorities to use maximum restraint...
The Court Of Primary Jurisdiction Made a Ruling In Favor Of Gyumri Municipality
On February 29 the court of general jurisdiction of Shirak region announced its ruling on the dispute of the founder of “GALA” TV company, “CHAP” LLC, and the Gyumri municipality. As it has been reported, after the...
New arrests
According to our information, the following RA citizens, supporters of Levon Ter-Pertrosyan, particularly the former city mayor of Goris Samvel Haroutyunyan, chairman of “Fatherland and Dignity” political party Garnik...
Armenian Mass Media cover Serzh Sargsyan more frequently than his rivals
Armenian mass media covered the presidential campaign of Serzh Sargsyan in the period from January 21 to February 17 more frequently than the other candidates, says the monitoring of the coverage of presidential...
Summary of Calls Received by “Legal Initiative: Elections-2008” Initiative on the Day of Elections
On February 19 the office of  “Legal Initiative: Elections-2008” received around 475 alerts on different transgressions. Almost 70 calls out of the overall number sought on spot legal assistance and the Hotline...
Observers stated the necessity of “further improvements and commensurate political will to address remaining challenges”
Yerevan /Mediamax/. The joint International Observation Mission of ODIHR/OSCE, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament stated in Yerevan today...
Courts Refuse To Restore Peoples’ Rights To Vote
Office of the “Legal Initiative Elections 2008” constinues to receive calls about election violations. The following information is received by 15:30. The son of Iskhan Manukyan, inhabitant of Vanadzor city, has...
Calls received on hotline
As of 19 February, 12:30 PM, the office of “Legal Initiative: Elections-2008” received around 100 alerts on different transgressions. The Legal Ambulance (rapid response) cars headed for the scenes of actio. Some of the...
They Force to Take Bribes
The office of “Legal Initiative: Elections-2008” continues to receive alerts regaring the violations of the election process. In the student dormitories of Yerevan Nor-Nork district some people were forcing to take...
Courts Refuse To Restore Peoples’ Rights To Vote
Office of the “Legal Initiative Elections 2008” constinues to receive calls about election violations. The following information is received by 15:30. The son of Iskhan Manukyan, inhabitant of Vanadzor city, has...