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Headlines for June 24, 2009

WILL SAAKASHVILI READ THE POSTERS?
Ahead of Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili's arrival in Armenia, Mitq Analytical Center today staged a protest action near the President's residence. The protesters tried to raise the main concerns ...
NIKOL PASHINIAN PREFERS CUSTODY
Editor of Haykakan Zhamanak daily Nikol Pashinian has issued the following statement today: "I have been carrying out covert activity since March 2, 2008 and now I have decided to continue my struggle ...
THEY WANT TO GET RID OF A1+
President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardian thinks that no reference will be made to A1+ in PACE's next resolution. "Generally, final resolutions are milder than projects," says Mr. Navasardian. ...
NA SPEAKER MET WITH HAMMARBERG
Today morning Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Hovik Abrahamian had a few meetings in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He met with Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human ...
ANOTHER FOUR POLITICAL PRISONERS SET FREE
Another four political prisoners were released from Armenian jails today. Former deputy head of Vardashen Penitentiary Gagik Hovhannisyan was freed from Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary. He had been sentenced ...
FIDH REPORT WILL REFER TO ARMENIA
On June 25-28 delegation of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) will arrive in Yerevan. The delegation is comprised of the President of the FIDH Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, Executive Director ...
16 WILL REMAIN JAILED
Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamian voiced satisfaction over the collaboration between the Armenian Parliament and the PACE. During today's press conference in Strabourg he thanked ...
KOCAHRIAN'S NAME MENTIONED AT PACE SESSION
After the report on impunity in PACE member states at PACE's plenary session Armenian delegate Zaruhy Postanjyan made a speech and reminded European parliamentarians about an atmosphere of impunity reigning ...
"MIRZOYAN AND HARUTYUNIAN JOINED THE BEATING"
Former policeman Christopher Elazian amnestied on June 22 after a general pardon is detremined to continue his struggle. "The amnesty was imitated. The authorities were forced to free the political prisoners," ...
103 PRISONERS SET FREE
Under the general pardon dated June 19, some 103 prisoners had been released from Armenian prisons by June 23. Sentence terms of another four inmates have been reduced, reports Arsen Babayan, Spokesman ...
ARMENIAN FM TO MEET HIS AZERBAIJANI COUNTERPART IN PARIS
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is due to make a working visit to Paris from June 26 to 27. The Armenian FM is expected to meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov and the Co-Chairs ...
DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE DISMISSED
Under a June 24 decree of Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Gagik Gyurjian was relieved of the post of Deputy Minister of Culture, reports RoA Government's press service.
DISTRICTS ARE DEPRIVED OF WATER
In the result of a breakage of Garni-Yerevan aqueduct several communities of Yerevan City have been deprived of water since early morning. In particular, the districts of Kentron and Nubarashen, village ...
CONDITION IS GRAVE THOUGH STABLE
The condition of Edgar Ter-Adamian who yesterday had an accident on Armavir-Etchmiadzin highway is grave though stable. "Edgar has come to senses. His condition is stable and he is in the resuscitation ...
DEADLINE PROLONGED
June 29 is the last day for submitting applications for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The deadline has been extended for a week, Diana Mnatsakanian, Consultant to Public TV for the special ...
RESIDENTS HAVE TO RENT HOUSES
Ramshackle roofs of the town of Alaverdi need urgent repair. Over 30% of the roofs are in a rundown state. Townspeople don't know how to save their belongings from rains. Things got even worse after a ...