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Monthly Archives: February 2011
February, 2011
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5 February
‘Iran, Stop Supporting Armenia!’: Protest in Ankara
Around 100 people participated in the demonstration, holding Azerbaijan and Turkey flags and chanting, "Karabakh belongs to Turks!"... -
5 February
Etchmiadzin Wants to Govern Armenian Diasporan Churches’ Finances: Hraparak
Board of trustees members of Armenian Apostolic churches located in different cities in France recently sent an open letter to Primate of... -
5 February
Father of Dead Soldier Promised to Disseminate March 1 Audio Recording
Sargis Sargsyan, the father of one of the soldiers killed in Martuni army base on July 28, 2010, informed a local daily Haykakan Jamanak... -
5 February
Gyumri Mayor’s Son Arrested
At around 3 pm on Feb. 4, chief officers with the RA Police criminal investigation unit detained about 20–25 people from the restaurant... -
5 February
New Movements Birth New Leaders: Opinion on Egypt and Armenia
"Similar demonstrations, self-expressions show that what happened in Egypt takes place in Armenia as well: this allows for the possibility that... -
4 February
Armenian Demonstrators Say ‘Hurriyya!’ in Front of Egyptian Embassy in Yerevan
A few dozen people had gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in the Armenian capital of Armenia as a sign of support for the anti-government protestors in Egypt. -
4 February
Moscow Day of Wrath Gets Green Light
An opposition group in Moscow says it has been given the green light to hold an anti-government protest in the Russian capital next week, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. -
4 February
Wives of Imprisoned Opposition Activists Demand their Release
"There hasn't been a retreat, never. Then we were giving the letters by hand, now we put them in a box because they don't provide any answers. They say, we adhere to... -
4 February
911 and 112 Emergency Numbers to be Operational in Armenia This Year
In Armenia this year it will be possible to dial 911 (American, Canadian) and 112 (European) emergency numbers, the service of which will be better quality than... -
4 February
Pakistan Ambassador to Azerbaijan Compares Nagorno-Karabakh to Kashmir
Azerbaijan and Pakistan face similar problems, said Pakistan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abdul Hamid during a press conference in Baku, according to...