The RoA Prosecutor General’s Office is now reviewing the pre-trial detention of Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Tigran Arakelyan who has already spent three months in jail on charges of “hooliganism”.

The Prosecutor’s Office is now considering releasing Arakelyan, for medical reasons, with the proviso that he sign a document guaranteeing that he will not abscond before his trial in court begins. The young activist is reported to be suffering from an eye ailment.

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday cleared the way for compensation claims to be made against Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk for telling a Swiss magazine in 2005 that “30,000 Kurds and 1 million Armenians were killed on this soil.” »»»»»

The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia prepared for talks in Moldova, Thursday, that may bring progress over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and ease the way for restoring normal ties between Armenia and Turkey.

But analysts say much hinges on the outcome of Thursday’s encounter in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau between Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Serzh Sargsyan on the emotive issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. The meeting was due to start at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT). »»»»»

A certain Ara Karapetyan, wanted by U.S. law enforcement agencies for a string of robberies, has been linked to a break-in and physical assault on Armen Avetisyan, former head of the RoA Customs Committee, and has been arrested.

Months ago, Armenian police official had reported uncovering a criminal gang that had broke into Mr. Avetisyan’s home and stole 45 millon AMD in gold and other items at gun point on October 27, 2008. »»»»»

Members of the Heritage Party recently dismissed from the ranks have petitioned the party council and rules committee in attempt to have the decisions taken against them nullified and to demand a extraordinary party convention.

Those signing the petition included MP Vardan Khachatryan, Central Election Commission member Zoya Tadevosyan and Former Heritage Party Vice-President Movses Aristakesyan. »»»»»

At this time, a few score of individuals with varying grievances, have assembled in front of the Government Building in downtown Yerevan. The police have not allowed them to approach the building while ARF supporters have been staging a demonstration against the protocols by sitting on the steps of the building. »»»»»

A new trade deal is set to gloss over the murder of 1.5 million people 

In the autumn of 1915, an Austrian engineer called Litzmayer, who was helping build the Constantinople-Baghdad railway, saw what he thought was a large Turkish army heading for Mesopotamia. But as the crowd came closer, he realised it was a huge caravan of women, moving forward under the supervision of soldiers.

The 40,000 or so women were all Armenians, separated from their men – most of whom had already had their throats cut by Turkish gendarmerie – and deported on a genocidal death march during which up to 1.5 million Armenians died. »»»»»

It is quite apparent that after the return of President Serzh Sargsyan from his worldwide trip to the Diaspora that the Armenian people will find itself in a very dangerous set of circumstances.

His entire tour was met with a vociferous and unprecedented wave of protests. They were more influential than the meetings the president had with community representatives and the meaningless bantering repeated during them. It is apparent to even the most casual of observers that not only has the domestic opposition risen up to oppose the foreign policy initiatives of Armenia but also a large swath of the Diaspora as well. »»»»»