Arsen Kharatyan wrote the following essay. Arsen has twice been taken into custody along Northern Avenue. He is the son of ethnologist Hranush Kharatyan who was the Head of the Department of National Minorities and Religious Affairs until her dismissal from office on March 6th upon the personal order of Serzh Sargsyan.
Scores of organizations and political parties from both Armenia and the Diaspora attended the conference as well as representatives of the Armenian Government. The President of the NKR, Bako Sahakyan, was also present for the opening ceremonies on March 28th.
Armenia is witnessing the dawning of a period of gloom. The indications of this are numerous - the incessant persecution of those in any way linked to the Movement, the continued labeling of a “certain segment of the nation” and its leaders, the detention of people either strolling, reading or playing chess along Northern Avenue and the interrogation of schoolchildren participating in local protests in Vanatur.
There were nine people on the scene when the murder took place including Firdus Saroyan, the father of General Saroyan. The Public Relations Division of the Police today reported that it had arrested Arayik Saroyan and had charged him with violating Article ...
During our conversation with her she began to recount various war stories. Her mother interrupted by saying that Karineh really wasn’t able to talk for long periods without resting. Karineh proudly told us the story about the lady who used to sell sunflower ...
She’s convinced that the biological waste in the Geghanist ditch can be traced to the restaurants and leisure facilities in Argavand. Galust Khachikyan, Director of the Musaler Water Consumers Society agrees with her. Mr. Khachikyan has already begun ...
The residents of the villages surrounding the town of Hrazdan began to stage public rallies in the village of Vanatur starting on March 25th demanding the release of all political prisoners. The local Deputy to the National Assembly, Sasun Mikayelyan, heads their list of persons detained for political reasons.
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