The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has called on its supporters to make their way directly to Myasnikian Square this March 1, to commemorate those killed in the post-election unrest in 2008.
The HAK (Armenian National Congress) issues a statement today labelling yesterday’s presidential election just the latest in a series of reprehensible elections in Armenia.
We have been organizing the Rights march on the international day of the protection of human rights every year since 10 December, 2008. These marches have become an opportunity to take stock of what the Popular Movement has accomplished in its struggle for freedom and the restoration of constitutional rights, as well as an expression of our determination to continue the fight.
Today the opposition HAK (Armenian National Congress) was able to gather the number of signatures needed to take the matter of a calling for a special session to discuss a draft bill to make modifications and amendments to the country’s electoral code to the Constitutional Court.
The forums, to be held between 3 and 6pm, will allow Armenians to express their views on a number of pertinent socio-economic, cultural and political issues.
In a tirade of charges and counter-charges, the faltering dialog between the Armenian government and the opposition based HAK (Armenian National Congress) ground to a halt on Friday.
HAK (Armenian National Congress) representatives Levon Zurabyan and Arman Grigoryan today met with United States Chargé d'affaires Bruce Donahue.
Leaders of the two delegations talked by phone today and decided to move back the meeting till August 23.
HAK claims that the police employees today prevented HAK activists from distributing their leaflets by the use of physical force.