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Published on March 13, 2006
TRIAL OF RAZMIK SARGSYAN RESUMED
- The Criminal and Military Court of Appeal restarted to hear the trial of soldiers Razmik Sargsyan, Musa Serobyan and Arayik Zaryan. They are accused of the murder of soldiers Movses Mkrtoumyan and Roman Eghiazaryan.
The Court of the first instance of the Syunik region had sentenced them to 15 year of imprisonment on the basis of the only confession of Razmik Sargsyan which, according tot eh advocates, was acquired by means of beating and torture.
By the way, Razmik Sargsyan stopped his hunger-strike on January 9. Nevertheless, according to his advocates, he still has health problems.
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Headlines for March 13, 2006GEORGIAN OMBUDSMAN CONDUCTED A PRESS-CONFERENCE REGARDING TSALKA EVENTS
On the 11th of March a press conference was conducted in public defender's office regarding the incident that took place on the 9th of March as a result of which Mr. Gevorg Gevorgyan was killed and ...HUNGER-STRIKE TEMPORARILY STOPPED
The residents of the Buzand street Nuneh Varduni, Susanna Poghosyan and Smbat Melqonyan who had gone on a hunger strike opposite the office of the RA Ombudsman stopped their strike on Friday.
The reason ...WIND DEPRIVED THE TOWN OF ELECTRICITY
The wind with the speed 27 meters per second has damaged the roofs of houses and blocks of flats in the town of Vardenis, region of Gegharqounik. The wind has also collapsed the electricity poles as ...ANDRE'S BIRTHPLACE IRRITATES THE AZERIS
The Azeris have launched a «cultural war» against the organizers of the singing festival «Eurovision» and Greece where the festival is to be organized this year.
The fact that irritated them was the ...ELINA DANIELYAN REACHED THE 1/16 FINAL
The Women's Individual Chess World Championship has started in Yekaterinburg in which Armenian Grand Masters Elina Danielyan and Lilit Mkrtchyan participate alongside with 64 players. Lilit Mkrtchyan ...GABRIEL SARGSYAN – THE ONLY LEADER
In the seventh round of the Chess International Competition in Rekyavik Armenian young Grand Master Gabriel Sargsyan defeated Person who was among the leaders and is currently in the first place with ...AMERICAN “ANTI-FLU” EQUIPMENT TO ARMENIA
On March 13, 2006, U.S. Ambassador John Evans met with Armenian Minister of Agriculture Davit Lokyan to officially mark the donation of 1,500 set of personal protective equipment from the United States ...LORD JOHNSTON WILL GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT KARABAKH
Tomorrow the PACE Political Issues Committee session will take place in Paris where the Karabakh issue will be discussed too. Lord Russell Johnston will make a statement about the Karabakh issue and about ...“TO CEASE ALL THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN”
“It is meaningless to seek ways of compromise with negotiations with a country without punishing them internationally for the cultural genocide”. The reason for this announcement of the Aldermen ...TRIAL OF RAZMIK SARGSYAN RESUMED
The Criminal and Military Court of Appeal restarted to hear the trial of soldiers Razmik Sargsyan, Musa Serobyan and Arayik Zaryan. They are accused of the murder of soldiers Movses Mkrtoumyan and Roman ...“NATIONAL RENAISSANCE” GETS MORE MEMBERS
The “National Renaissance” party founded a regional organization of Ani in the region of Shirak. 157 people have already applied to become member of the organization. The organization includes ...HERITAGE HEADQUARTERS STILL UNDER LOCK
Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian, chairman of the Heritage Party, today sent a communiqué to Armenia’s Attorney General Aghvan Hovsepian and Police Chief Haik Harutiunian in regard to the unlawful ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1261 Treaty between the Byzantine Emperor Michael and the traders of Geneva (Italy). The successful Armenian traders of Smyrna are first mentioned in this treaty.
- 1797 Agha-Muhammad occupies Shooshee but is later killed there.
- 1809 The English-Persian agreement is signed. England promises to help Persia during the Russian-Persian war.
- 1817 Birth of Kerovbe Apenian in Constantinople, researcher of Classical Armenian, philologist, linguist, clergyman and member of the Mkhitarist Congregation.
- 1823 The Turkish-Persian reconciliation treaty was signed in Karin (Erzroom, Western Armenia). Bayazet is again ceded to Turkey.
- 1837 Senator Gun comes to Transcaucasia to examine the situation and to develop an outline for reforms.
- 1864 Birth of National ethnologist, archeologist, and ethnolinguist Yervand Lalayan in Gyoomree (formerly Alexandropol then Leninakan). He founded Armenian Ethnological Society and its museum.
- 1876 Birth of Aram Zardaryan in Sebastia. He was active in the American workers' movement. His remains were moved from the USA to Yerevan and laid in the City Pantheon.
- 1897 Birth of Yeghisheh Charents (writer) in Ghars (Western Armenia). He was murdered in 1937 by the Soviet Secret Police.
- 1907 Birth of engineer Sargis Tevosyan in Davalu (Ararat Region). He played a vital role in the development of Armenia's chemical industry. Kirovakan's Chemical College is named after him.
- 1955 Death of Dr. Artashes Abeghian.
- 1959 Death of Ashot Ter - Mkrtchyan, professor, mathematician, and mechanical engineer. He was prominent in science and technology.
- 1989 James Balyan was the first Armenian who flew in space on the "Discovery" spaceship. He was a doctor of medical sciences.
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