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Armenian Human Rights Activist Predicts Sanctions in Hammarberg’s Armenia Report
"There will be clear proposals in Hammarberg's report which, what is most important, won't repeat the nature of previous proposals,...Read More »
Possible Mass Riots in Armenia the Most Dangerous Scenario: Opinion
In 2010, Armenian authorities proposed to the Venice Commission an Electoral Code reforms package in the formation of which the opposition had no part.Read More »
Demonstrators Demanding Work in Front of Yerevan City Hall
About a dozen people staged a protest in front of Yerevan City Hall today. They are discontented with the city's decision to prohibit street vendors... Read More »
Saakashvili’s Visit to Armenia Won’t be Revolutionary: Analyst
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to Armenia will play a large role, but won't be revolutionary since...Read More »
Armenian Student Stabbed in Russia by Nationalists, Insist Parents
The murder of an Armenian national studying in Russia has been the topic of much discussion on blogs and social media as of late.Read More »
Iranian President Does Not Support Ban on Opposition Filmmaker
Iran's government opposes a sentence served on renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi which jails him for six years and... Read More »
Levon Ter-Petrossian More Influential Than Robert Kocharian in Armenia: Survey
Our power is centralized, it's mainly in the hands of the government, and neither the opposition nor business circles can have a...Read More »
Hammarberg was Moved to Tears by the Stories of March 1 Victims’ Families
On Mar. 1, 2008, national police and military forces, called in to disperse crowds, used "excessive force and violence" which left 10 people dead and...Read More »
Turkey University to Begin Offering Armenian-Language Courses
A living languages center has been established at the Diyarbakır-based Dicle University, where Kurdish, Zaza, Syriac, Armenian and...Read More »
Hammarberg Met with Armenian TV Stations Deprived of Broadcasting License
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammerberg, during his four-day visit to Armenia, met with the directors of...Read More »