March, 2011

• 3 March

  

  Gaspari in Yerevan Central Police Division: Larisa Alaverdyan Spoke to Police (updated)

  Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Vardges Gaspari is currently in Yerevan police Kentron (central) division. Speaking to...
• 3 March

  

  ‘Go Participate in Your Parliament Sessions’: Police Drove Armenian MP to Tears

  One of the police officers apparently in charge told Armen Martirosyan, "Go participate in your [parliamentary] meetings."
• 3 March

  

  Shoving and Uttering Profanities: Police Hinder Protest Today

  Street vendors were protesting outside the Armenian government building today. Prior to the start of the protest, a large...
• 3 March

  

  Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian Youth Shoot Joint Film on Freedom

  Last week, a joint film was shot by youth activists from the three South Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) in...
• 2 March

  

  Vagina Monologues to Debut in Armenia, Following Stops in Georgia, Azerbaijan

  “The Vagina Monologues” theater play will make its Armenian debut next month, yet the performance’s sensitive subject matter is already...
• 2 March

  

  Kenyan MP Ejected from Parliament for Wearing Earrings

  Gidion Mbuvi, who also had sunglasses, was excluded from a session after other MPs decided that the way he dressed offended the dignity of...
• 2 March

  

  Negative Atmosphere Created Around New Ombudsman: Opinion

  There are already negative charges in society regarding Karen Andreasyan's election to the position of RA Human Rights Defender, Armenia's...
• 2 March

  

  400,000 Euros to be Spent on Armenian-Populated Javakheti

  A meeting was held in Akhaltsikhe with the aim of establishing a national park in the mainly Armenian-populated Georgian region...
• 2 March

  

  ‘Time will Tell’: Opinions on Armenia’s New Ombudsman, Karen Andreasyan

  Armenia's National Assembly today voted 83 in favor of and 13 against Karen Andreasyan's appointment as the country's next ombdusman.
• 2 March

  

  Ahmadinejad’s Old Car Fetches $2.5 Million

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 1977 Peugeot 504 sold for $2.5 million (1.8 million euros) in an international auction on...