Case Turned Down

12 September 2005

The Court of Appeal turned down the case of the residents of Buzand 10 against
the Government considering it groundless.


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Special Report

12 September 2005

The special report of the RA Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan about the violations
of the right of property in connection with the compulsory sale of the citizens’
property for state needs is located in the “Reports” section of the RA
Ombudsman’s web-site http://www.ombuds.am .



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Opposition Leader Urges Referendum Boycott

09 September 2005

The Armenian opposition should try to block the passage of President Robert
Kocharian’s constitutional amendments by urging the people to boycott the
upcoming referendum, one of its prominent leaders said on Friday.

Vazgen Manukian of the National Democratic Union (AZhM) said that a low voter
turnout would make it more difficult for the Armenian authorities to rig the
referendum results than even a massive “no” vote.


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Mayor Defends Integrity Of Yerevan Construction Boom

09 September 2005

Yerevan’s presidentially appointed mayor, Yervand Zakharian, brushed aside on
Friday continuing criticism of the displacement of people from old downtown
neighborhoods that are undergoing large-scale redevelopment.

Zakharian also claimed that expensive office and apartment buildings that are
emerging in place of old and mostly decrepit houses are necessary for Armenia’s
European integration. “With a rundown center full of ramshackle houses with
people living in unsanitary conditions we can not match all those states that
are now members of European structures,” he told a news conference.


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Ombudsman Slams Government Over Yerevan Construction

08 September 2005

Armenia’s top official in charge of human rights protection on Thursday strongly
criticized the government’s controversial handling of a large-scale
redevelopment in central Yerevan that has sparked angry protests from residents
forced to leave their homes.


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