Politics

Stationary medication is need

10.03.2009

Yesterday morning it was found out that political detainees of the Case of 7 Shant Harutyunyan hadn’t eaten anything for the past 9 days and wasn’t able to sleep. His health rapidly deteriorated and is scared of injections. Two days ago the monitoring group of prisoners of the ministry of justice received an alert call …

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Because of a sniper shot

10.03.2009

Yesterday during the sitting of the NA ad hoc Committee looking into the events of March 1-2 Sargis Kloyan, the father of a March 1 victim Gor Kloyan, said that he was convinced that his son was killed deliberately and not accidentally by a sniper shot. Sargis Kloyan said Gor used to shoot everything he …

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“My son was shot by a sniper shot”

10.03.2009

Yesterday during the sitting of the NA ad hoc Committee looking into the events of March 1-2 Sargis Kloyan, the father of a March 1 victim Gor Kloyan, was also present. Sargis Kloyan wanted to personally participate in the session by assuring that he had secret and important information to share with the commission.  Kloyan, …

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Discussion to take place

07.03.2009

“The Congress has not discussed any issues yet. The questions will get the answers very soon, next week,” said PPA leader Stepan Demirchyan to our correspondent when commenting on the rumors that he will be nominated by the Armenian National Congress to run for mayor during the mayoral elections in Yerevan due to on May …

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Premier interfering?

07.03.2009

“I don’t know who the Prime Minister of Armenia wishes to see in the post of the chair of the Ramkavar Liberal Party but not me for sure,” yesterday stated the chair of the Ramkavar Liberal Party Harutyun Arakelyan elected as chairman during the 18th congress of the party. “Our structures of the Diaspora say …

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Come home

07.03.2009

According to our well-informed sources of information, there are going to be drastic changes in the diplomatic system of Armenia. Specifically, the Ambassador of Armenia in the United Kingdom, Vahe Gabriyelyan may be called back and get another position in Armenia. Armen Sargsyan, Ex-PM of Armenia, is negotiating with the government to appoint his trustee …

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Authorities waiting for the decision of ANC

07.03.2009

The Armenian National Congress informs that they will participate in the upcoming mayoral elections in Yerevan. They will make a final decision who will lead the proportional list during next week. Also next week the Heritage party will make a final decision whether to join the opposition’s proportional list or participate in the mayoral elections …

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First court trial without political detainees

07.03.2009

Yesterday at the general court of Kentron and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan the court trial of March 1 case was held. The judge of the trail was the judge of March 1 trial Mnatsakan Martirosyan – Matso. Yesterday he introduced himself as the judge of the general court of Kentron and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan …

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Commemorating the victims of March 1

06.03.2009

One year passed after the tragedy of March 1. On March 1 president Serzh Sargsyan lighted a candle at the Saint Sargis church of Yerevan to commemorate the victims on March 1. The Catholicos of all Armenians organized a ritual of commemoration in Echmiadzin to commemorate the victims.

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First president Levon Ter-Petrosyan: I don’t exclude the possibility that we may be suggested to form a government of national rescue

06.03.2009

On March 1 the opposition held the long-expected rally. One year has passed since the bloody events of March 1. Thousands of people gathered near the Matenadaran to commemorate the victims of March 1. The rally was more crowded than expected. There were more people at the rally than during the rallies in the fall …

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