RFE/RL reports that the Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) is once again threatening to pull out of the ruling coalition government if the coming parliamentary elections are falsified. We’ve heard all this before, of course, so maybe Aesop should of based the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf around them instead. Okay, so […]
Opposition demonstration, Liberty Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
Via Martuni of Bust, RFE/RL reports that in its first-ever ruling on Armenia, the European Court of Human Rights yesterday ruled against the arrest of an opposition activist at an anti-government demonstration in Yerevan’s Liberty Square four years ago. One can […]
Aram Sarkisyan, Artashes Geghamian and Stepan Demirchian, Liberty Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
RFE/RL reports that several opposition party leaders are once again holding negotiations on possible electoral alliances ahead of the May vote. Deja vu, and not least because we always get this before they all accuse each […]
Demonstration in support of Zhirayr Sefilyan and Vardan Malkhasyan, Arabkir District, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
Following the arrest of Zhirayr Sefilyan and Vardan Malkhasyan by the National Security Service (NSS) for allegedly plotting a coup d’etat, a few hundred supporters staged a demonstration in their defense. For some reason […]
Via RFE/RL’s Armenia Liberty, the Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisyan has outlined his position on Turkey’s EU accession ambitions. As RFE/RL’s article points out, this might put Sarkisyan in conflict with some groups in the Diaspora, but his opinions are particularly important given that he will likely take over as President when Kocharian steps down in […]
Opposition Protest the outcome of the 2003 Presidential Election, Matenadaran, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2003
I was pondering calling this post “Out of the Frying Pan,” for a moment, but decided against it even though next year’s parliamentary elections are shaping up to be the most tense in the eight […]
Opposition protest the outcome of the 2003 Presidential Election, Armenian National Assembly, Baghramian Avenue, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2003
Well, as reported in the last 2007 Parliamentary Election Monitor on this blog, there is renewed speculation that Kocharian will seek to retain control over the country as Prime Minister after […]
