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Armenian Court Adds To Dissident TV’s Woes
By Ruben Meloyan Armenia’s Economic Court has added to a controversial government crackdown on a provincial television station that has been facing uncertain future since providing airtime to former President Levon Ter-...
230 Pictures And Slogans Against Corruption
Anti-corruption awards under the heading “Children against corruption” took place within the framework of “Who if not we” project. The children were awarded for their best anti-corruption pictures and slogans. Two...
Watchdog Deplores ‘Unprecedented’ TV Bias Against Ter-Petrosian
By Astghik Bedevian and Ruzanna Stepanian A leading media watchdog slammed Armenia’s main broadcasters on Thursday for aggressively promoting Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s presidential candidacy and showing what it...
Hovannisian Demands Government Green Light For Presidential Run
By Emil Danielyan Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian reaffirmed on Wednesday his desire to join Armenia’s intensifying presidential race, urging President Robert Kocharian to recognize his eligibility to stand in the...
Opposition Activist Beaten Up
A young activist of a small opposition party supporting former President Levon Ter-Petrosian was hospitalized and remained in intensive care on Thursday after being severely beaten by unknown assailants. Narek Galstian...
Election Body Sets Date For February Vote
Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) on Friday officially set the date of next year’s presidential election for February 19 thus marking the beginning of formal processes leading up to the vote. Following the...
Tycoon Links ‘Recent Tax Raids’ With His Opposition Stance
Armenia’s prominent millionaire businessman and parliament deputy on Monday defied what he called retribution from the state for his pro-opposition political views and said he would remain “next to [ex-president] Levon...
Opposition Parties Condemn Case Against Ter-Petrosian Allies
More than a dozen opposition parties have strongly condemned last week’s arrests of several supporters of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian and demanded that the Armenian authorities drop “baseless” criminal...
Fired Judge’s Replacement Sworn In
President Robert Kocharian has completed the controversial replacement of the judge behind one of the most sensational court rulings in Armenia’s history by another jurist. Pargev Ohanian, a district court judge in...
PACE seeks to relaunch discussions on frozen conflicts in Europe
Strasbourg, 31.10.2007 The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which seeks to enforce the honouring of obligations and commitments by the Council's member states, will be...