Jirayr Sefilyan Defense Committee Appeals to All-Armenia Fund
[ 2009/05/19 | 19:16 ]Today, the “Jirayr Sefilyan Citizen’s Rights Defense Committee” issued a public appeal to the All-Armenia Fund, urging the benevolent organization to raise the issue of granting citizenship to Jirayr Sefilyan with the President of Armenia.
The appeal states that the All-Armenia Fund, while recognizing the need to transform the historic Artsakh city of Shushi into a spiritual and cultural center, must not forget those who sacrificed all to liberate the town which led to the possibility of joining Artsakh with Mother Armenia.
The appeal states that Jirayr Sefilyan participated in the liberation of Shushi and that he commanded a special unit in the battle and calls into question the fact that such a person has yet to be granted Armenian citizenship.
May 19th, 2009 at 23:00
I guess this is ONE way to encourage Diaspora Armenians to come back HOME to Armenia and have their input in its reconstruction or liberation…Sickening!
May 20th, 2009 at 01:58
And Vahakn Hovnanian wants to silence those who criticize Armenia in the Diaspora?
What F’n planet is that bozo living on?
May 30th, 2009 at 15:59
Jirayr Sefilyan deserves Armenian citizenship more than anybody else. He travelled a long way to defend Armenians, put his life on the line for the sake of Armenian nation. This is all ugly Armenian politics. They jail people for no reason just to get rid of them.