February, 2011

• 22 February

  

  ‘I’ve Always Bought Potatoes Outside…’ and Other Confessions: Yerevan Residents on Ban

  Yerevan street vendors have been protesting for about a month against the mayor's ban on street trade. During numerous protests and...
• 22 February

  

  42 Deaths, 18–20 Year Olds. Roundtable on Human Rights in Armenia’s Army

  The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office has published a report with statistics on the number of deaths in Armenia's armed forces in...
• 22 February

  

  Son Of Iranian Opposition Leader Karrubi Detained

  An Iranian opposition website has reported that Iranian authorities have arrested the son of prominent opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi.
• 22 February

  

  Earthquake in Samtskhe-Javakheti

  An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit the mainly Armenian populated Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti at 2:20 am...
• 22 February

  

  Political Prisoners in Bahrain to be Released

  Bahrain's king ordered the release of some political prisoners Tuesday, conceding to another opposition demand as the...
• 22 February

  

  Azerbaijani MP Doesn’t Want Visa Regime with Turkey, Iran Annulled

  Chair of Azerbaijan's Party of Hope (Azərbaycan Ümid Partiyası), MP Iqbal Agazade said he was against abolishing the visa requirements...
• 22 February

  

  Manoyan Says Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ Games Must End

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation representative also spoke of the approaches of Armenian diplomats, saying that they should be...
• 22 February

  

  Time to Retract Armenia’s Signature on Protocols has Come: Manoyan

  "Last year on Apr. 22, when the president stopped the Protocols' ratification process, in his statement he said they're not retracting...
• 22 February

  

  EU Ready to Bring Russia, Georgia Closer Together

  EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby believes Russo-Georgian relations can be settled only through dialogue.
• 22 February

  

  Many Roads in Armenia Continue to be Closed Due to Snow

  As at 11 am this morning, due to the weather, a few regional and inter-community roads in Armenia were closed or difficult to pass.