Epress.am News from Armenia
Members of the civil initiative South Caucasus Integration: An Alternative Start have created a security council in defense of Georgy Vanyan. The initiative aims to coordinate activities in defense of human rights and carry out civil actions.
The council expressed its protest against the continuing unlawful activities leading to the termination of Vanyan’s public activities. “Realizing the gravity of the situation, we declare that we will use all possible mechanisms and we are prepared to take all possible steps to ensure his security,” reads the declaration of support.
To become a member of the council and to participate in its work, one can send an email to [email protected]. To sign the statement, one must provide his or her full name, occupation and country of residence.
The initiative is the work of human rights activist Luiza Poghosyan (Armenia), journalist Irakli Chikhladze (Georgia), writer Seymour Baijan (Azerbaijan), and communications manager Irina Avetyan (Sweden).