At yesterday's HAK (Armenian National Congress) rally in Yerevan's Freedom Square, Levon Zurabyan congratulated the gathered multitudes for the victory and declared that HAK would be pressing on in its drive to formulate a "legitimate" government via the constitutional process.
The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on March 25, 2011 on the abuse of official authorities, official negligence and giving false conclusion by the deputy head and chief inspector of the Sisian division of the Syunik Police and the medical expert as well as on the illegal keeping and carrying of weapons by the citizens has been completed in the RA Special Investigation Service.
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation in Armenia, Civil Society Institute (CSI) welcome the release of political prisoners in Armenia.
On May 31, 2011, the USAID-funded Small Scale Infrastructure Program (SSIP), implemented by Cooperative Housing Foundation International (CHF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia signed a Statement of Understanding (SOA) related to the implementation of two potable water system rehabilitation projects in Tavush region.
On May 30, the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court, again reviewed the murder case of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor and activist gunned down on January 19, 2007.
As of press time, it appears that local police have not taken measures to disrupt the flow of people and cars to Yerevan on the day of the opposition-based HAK rally
The Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners in Armenia has issued a statement calling for the immediate release of Sargis Hatspanian, a French-Armenian activist now serving 3.5 years for "false denunciation"
Lusineh Avagyan is a 37 year-old resident of Charentsavan who hasn't walked a step in the last twenty years. The person to blame is a nurse who gave Lusineh a wrong injection when she was only a child.
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