ArmeniaLiberty reports on the apparently violent infighting in one of Armenia’s oldest conservative opposition parties : “The Union for Constitutional Rights” . It seems that Hrant Khachatrian, the party’s former leader, who was ousted during a recent congress by Hayk Babukhanian, attempted to enter the party headquarters. The result was a violent clash, and […]
Armenianow.com had an interesting article “Present and Future Power Debate: Who will be the choices in 2008?” which examines the possible scenarios of political developments, probable candidates and the effects of these decisions on the political life in the country. However, all the arguments brought to and for this or that candidate in the article […]
Via AKI - After visiting the parent of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink Armenia’s deputy foreign minister Arman Kirakosian announced, that Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey without preconditions. Although I did not find any reports in the Armenian media regarding the announcement of high rank Armenian official made in Istambul till […]
A video grab released by Turkish police shows an image of a man suspected of killing journalist Hrant Dink, one of Turkey’s most prominent ethnic Armenians, as the government came under fire for failing to protect him despite nationalist threats.(AFP/HO)
According to a recent AP news release, Turkish Police detained a suspect early today in the […]
Police say prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist gunned down, TV report says teen suspected
RFE/RL reports that the republic is once again considered “Partly Free” by Freedom House. RFE/RL quotes the U.S. based organization as laying the blame firmly on a “limited respect for political rights and civil liberties.â€
The Washington-based group again evaluated the state of political rights and civil liberties in each of the 193 countries surveyed […]
The world is made of 200 different situations, and if you do something here, doesn’t necessarily apply to everywhere else. This is what The Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC told us today in his speech on “Britain and the World”. This comment was while answering to the questions: why the invasion […]
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 […]
While UK, at least for myself, appears as the fore-post of democracy in the world, Armenia in line with a number of other former Soviet States, has become one of the labs where the huge Russian experiment on developing a form of Contained Democracy - a democratic imitation is undertaken.
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 […]
