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Published on January 13, 2009
“HERITAGE” HEARD A DIFFERENT STORY
Members of the “Heritage” faction Armen Martirosyan and Anahit Bakhshyan met today with prisoners Armen Khurshudyan and Gevorg Manukyan at the “Nubarashen” penitentiary.
According to the press release of “Heritage”, Khurshudyan and Manukyan have made their statements regarding the official investigation of the physical abuse in their cells on December 23, 2008.
Armen Khurshudyan stated that there had been abuse but he has no complaints. Gevorg Manukyan expressed his complaints regarding the press releases of mass media outlets according to which he has denied the fact that there has been abuse.
He noted that he was physically abused, but will wait for his attorney to return and only after consulting with him will he respond to the official investigative body’s questions. Gevorg Manukyan also informed that he is continuing the hunger strike and has health problems, particularly headaches and problems with his right eye.
“There have also been cases of maltreatment registered by other visitors. Thus, refusal to express complaints goes to show that the pressures and abuse against the inmates is still in effect,” as stated in the press release.
Let us recall that the penitentiary released information yesterday according to which Khurshudyan and Manukyan state that they have not been physically abused.
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Today in Armenian history- 1832 The first Armenian newspaper of Constantinople "Lragir Metsi Terutian Osmanian" was published until 1883.
- 1858 Publication of "Hyusisapayl" newspaper by S. Nazariants in Moscow (it lasted until 1864).
- 1860 Publication, in Tbilissi, of the "Krunk Hayots Ashkharhi" (Crane of the Armenian World) periodical. The editor was M. Aghabekyan.
- 1865 First publication of the "Sion" Periodical, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem's official organ.
- 1878 Russian forces occupy the district of San-Stefano in Constantinople.
- 1883 First publication of the children's illustrated Eastern-Armenian "Aghbyoor" magazine in Tbilissi (editor T. Nazarian).
- 1887 Birth of the scholar, linguist, professor and author Arakel Arakelian in Askeran.
- 1897 Birth of Anna Aslan (Aslanian), physician, geriatrician, academician, professor in Romania. She founded the geriatric school in Romania.
- 1912 Birth of linguist, philologist Dr. Prof. Sahak Bazian in Western Armenia (Shatakh).
- 1913 Birth of philologist and linguist Dr. Prof. Grigor Grigorian in Ghookasavan (Masseess region).
- 1919 Death, in Western Europe, of K. Kostanian, author, philologist and historian. His works deal with medieval Armenian history, pagan beliefs, and armenology.
- 1920 The publication of Constantinople's Extraordinary Military Court's statement on the perpetrators of the murder and deportation of Kharbert's Armenians.
- 1923 Birth of sculptor Khachatoor Iskandarian in Yerevan.
- 1925 Birth of Marcel Martirosian in Marseilles. He was a Doctor of Technical Sciences.
- 1933 Birth of Dr. Karlen Karamian in Yerevan. He was a civil engineer.
- 1976 Yervand Kochar is awarded the title of Peoples' Artist of the USSR.
- 1990 Start of the massacres and expulsion of 200000 Armenians in Baku by forces of the Baku-Moscow axis.
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