Presidential candidate AndreasGhoukasyan, who announced his hunger strike 26 days ago, said recently that his health condition was discussed more often than the political and civil demands underlying his hunger strike.
The CCAF statement says such a move neglects the serious violation of human rights in Turkey, pointing to recent attacks against Armenian women in Istanbul, the life sentence handed down by a Turkish court to Pinar Selek, and the scores of Turkish journalists and lawyers serving lengthy prison sentences in Turkey.
Organizers say all they want to do is to remind young people, especially college students that they too should get active in the social and political life of the country.
Robert Nazaryan has headed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission since 2003. As such, he basically gives the green light to proposed rate hikes for utilities like electricity, gas and water.
Despite claims by Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission and the Police that the voter rolls have been minutely reviewed and are in order, our research shows the opposite to be the case.
Due to the absence of passengers Yerevan-Gyumri-Yerevan train schedule is also changed. Stops at Bagravan station and Shirakavan platform are canceled.
A Yerevan court today dropped criminal charges against Helsinki Association member Arman Veziryan who was involved in a fist fight on April 30, 2012 while monitoring political campaigning activities in the run-up to the May 6 parliamentary election.
Pres. Serzh Sargsyan’s comments generated much controversy last week when he reportedly stated at a campaign stop in Yerevan on Feb. 5 that ‘tseghasbanoutyoun’ (genocide) and ‘yeghern’ (atrocity) are synonymous. He asserted that Pres. Obama, without uttering the word ‘genocide,’ had said “everything.”
Theater expert, reporter-film critic, author of the review “Garegin Nzhdeh – Our pathetic answer in the media wars”
OCCRP partner Re:Baltica published an investigation Monday on the non-commercial short-term lending market in Latvia, highlighting the dangers and pitfalls that await low-income customers in the quick-loan market. The investigation raises questions about the source of capital used to start and run the largest quick-loan provider in Latvia.
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