Court Refuses To Order Arrested Editor’s Release

13 July 2006

An Armenian appeals court upheld on Wednesday the controversial pre-trial
detention of the editor of an independent newspaper critical of the government
who is facing up to five years in prison for alleged draft evasion.

The panel of three judges rejected a petition to overturn a lower court ruling
that allowed state prosecutors to keep Arman Babajanian of the “Zhamanak
Yerevan” newspaper under a two-month pre-trial arrest...


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Multiplier Effect Meeting at the Council of Europe Information Office

13 July 2006

To promote the public awareness about Council of Europe work in the field of
fight against trafficking in humans and establish a partnership for distribution
of relevant Council of Europe documents and publications, the Council of Europe
Information Office in Armenia (IOCE) organised one of its traditional multiplier
effect meetings for the main NGOs active in anti-trafficking efforts in
Armenia...


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Armenian Editor Jailed Without Bail; Political Motives Cited

07 July 2006

New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed it's concern
about Arman Babajanian's case...


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Armenian Parliament Set To Call Amnesty

06 July 2006

The Armenian parliament debated on Thursday and will likely accept President
Robert Kocharian’s proposal to call a general amnesty dedicated to the upcoming
15th anniversary of the declaration of Armenia’s independence from the Soviet
Union...

The decision of RA NA about
amnesty dedicated to 15th anniversary of the declaration of Armenia’s
independence (in Armenian)


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