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Anush Martirosian

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Օգոստոս 31, 2009
Opposition Withholds Cooperation with Unrest Probe

Armenia’s main opposition group has refused to cooperate with the parliament’s ad hoc commission conducting a probe into last year’s post-election unrest on its allegations that ‘illegal armed groups’ were used in the suppression of the March 1-2, 2008 street demonstrations in Yerevan.
Օգոստոս 29, 2009
Clash Probe Asks for Evidence in ‘Bodyguard’ Claim

Armenia’s parliamentary ad hoc commission conducting a probe into last year’s deadly post-election clashes has urged the opposition to provide substantial evidence to the allegation that ‘unauthorized armed groups’ might have participated in the suppression of street riots in Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008.
Օգոստոս 28, 2009
Armenian Clash Probe Urged to Study ‘Bodyguard Involvement’ Claims

Two former members of a disbanded group of experts assisting Armenia’s main parliamentary probe into last year’s post-election unrest have urged the National Assembly’s ad hoc commission to make an additional inquiry into alleged involvement of bodyguards of a number of government-connected businessmen and officials in the deadly violence.
Օգոստոս 27, 2009
Opponents Spurn Dashnak Criticism Over Turkey, Karabakh

Representatives of Armenia’s government and opposition camps have spurned, for different reasons, the criticism contained in the latest statement of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), in which the nationalist party called for Yerevan’s major policy change on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Օգոստոս 25, 2009
Officer Charged With Using ‘Excessive Force’ in Post-election Clashes

Investigators in Armenia have moved to charge a senior police officer involved in the dispersal of last year’s post-election demonstration with exceeding his official powers.
Օգոստոս 22, 2009
Opposition Urges Disbanded Unrest Probe to Publish Final Report

The main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has urged the fact-finding group of experts set up to look into the circumstances of last year’s deadly post-election unrest and disbanded earlier this year to continue their activities and come up with a final summary report.
Հուլիս 29, 2009
Chief Prosecutor Slams Armenian Lawyers

Prosecutor-General Aghvan Hovsepian has lashed out at Armenian defense attorneys, saying that many of them do not seek justice and behave with “impudence” in court to make a name for themselves. The harsh criticism drew an angry rebuttal from the head of Armenia’s bar association.
Հուլիս 24, 2009
Unrest Victim Families Unhappy With ‘Teargas Misuse’ Charge

A family member of one of the victims of last year’s post-election unrest in Yerevan has expressed his dissatisfaction with the recent decision by investigators to bring a charge of mishandling the riot equipment against police officers suspected of causing at least three deaths among civilians through ineptly using teargas while trying to quell the opposition’s street protests on March 1, 2008.
Հուլիս 14, 2009
Many Walk Out Demanding Better Pay at Armenia’s Troubled Mining Plant

About a hundred workers of a Canadian-owned mining plant in southeastern Armenia have refused to show up for work on Monday morning in what they described as the start of a possible large-scale strike for a pay rise.
Հուլիս 11, 2009
Another Oppositionist Amnestied After Conviction in Court

An Armenian court on Friday convicted an opposition member on a charge related to last year’s post-election unrest and sentenced him to two years in prison.
Հունիս 22, 2009
First Armenian Oppositionists Freed Under Amnesty

The first groups of Armenian opposition figures imprisoned following last year’s disputed presidential election were set free on Monday as part of a general amnesty declared by the authorities after more than a year of international pressure. (UPDATED)
Հունիս 20, 2009
Armenian Parliament Approves Opposition Amnesty

Armenia’s parliament approved on Friday President Serzh Sarkisian’s initiative to declare a general amnesty that will lead to the release of most of more than 50 opposition members imprisoned following last year’s disputed presidential election.
Հունիս 17, 2009
Sarkisian Proposes Opposition Amnesty

President Serzh Sarkisian formally asked Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday to declare a general amnesty that would affect at least some of the opposition members arrested following last year’s troubled presidential election.
Հունիս 09, 2009
Hovannisian Urges Opposition Consolidation

Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian called on Monday for the consolidation of Armenia’s three leading opposition groups following what he described as “illegitimate” and “unfair” elections held in Yerevan on May 31.
Հունիս 05, 2009
Prosecutors Seek Long Jail Terms For Opposition Leaders

State prosecutors have demanded lengthy prison sentences for four prominent opposition figures facing trial on charges of provoking last year’s deadly post-election violence in Yerevan.
Մայիս 29, 2009
Government Bans Tax Raids On Small Businesses

In a further effort to stimulate economic activity in Armenia, the government banned tax authorities on Friday from raiding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and inspecting their books until the end of next year.
Մայիս 27, 2009
Yerevan Police Fume Over Failed Witness Arrest

Police denounced the Armenian opposition on Tuesday for preventing them from detaining a key witness before he retracted his incriminating testimony against one of the six opposition figures accused of organizing last year’s post-election violence in Yerevan.
Մայիս 22, 2009
Armenian Speaker Linked With Fresh Violence In ‘Fiefdom’

Police raided a village in southern Armenia and rounded up many of its residents late Wednesday following renewed violence involving a local businessman and individuals reportedly connected with parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian, who has long held sway in the area.
Մայիս 08, 2009
Dashnak Member Quits Armenian Security Body

Armen Rustamian, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), resigned from Armenia’s National Security Council on Thursday in accordance with the party’s recent withdrawal from the governing coalition.
Մայիս 07, 2009
Trial Witness ‘Tortured’ To Incriminate Opposition Leader

A witness in the trial one of the Armenian opposition figures arrested last year on Wednesday claimed to have been tortured by the police into giving incriminating testimony against the defendant.

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