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Monthly Archives: February 2011
February, 2011
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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. -
22 February
Israel Appoints First Out Gay Judge
Dori Spivak, an attorney and former Civil Rights Association chairman, was appointed as a judge at the Tel Aviv Labor Court on Friday.