Sefilyan and the six other defendants have been charged with illegally purchasing arms, ostensibly to be used to seize government buildings. The charges were brought last year, and many believe the entire case is politically motivated; that the government merely wants to silence this vocal group of political opponents of the regime.
The government says it’s senseless to keep the pearl, claiming it loses its value and luster over time.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, on a working visit to India to attend the plenary session of the “World Food: India 2017” conference, today met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan wants school texts to be provided free to public school pupils and students, and has taken the issue to the country’s Constitutional Court.
“We’ll find something to do in the village. But we’ll never work for someone else in Russia.”