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Published on June 26, 2009
ARMENIA IS ON THE BAD LIST
- Armenia is included in the annual report of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) for the first time, but that is not an advantage because the report is on countries where there are violations of human rights. The President and Director of the FIDH are currently in Armenia on the Day of Support for Victims of Torture and held a press conference today to present the report on Armenia. The FIDH and its member organization the Civil Society Institute have followed the trials of the individuals arrested in March 2008 in the wake of the violent clashes that took place between police forces and supporters of the political opposition. The two organizations also presented the report entitled "Right to a fair trial in the Republic of Armenia", which presents the preliminary conclusions from the observation of the trials ensuing from the March 2008 wave of arrests and from recent changes introduced in Armenian legislation. "Our organizations express our deep concern at the numerous, detailed and consistent reports of the use of physical and psychological pressure on the witnesses during the pre-trial and trial phase. Armenian Courts relying on such evidence violate the international obligations of the Republic of Armenia and encourage the use of such unlawful practices," mentioned FIDH President Souhayr Belhassen. The guests find that the evidence and those responsible for the 10 murders remain unclear and have decided to speak directly with the authorities. They have presented the issue to the RA President and are waiting for a reply. In response to the question of "A1+" on how they evaluate the fact that most of the testimonies of the arrested individuals were obtained through torture, FIDH Director Antuan Bernar said that the FIDH considers it unacceptable and that they are directing their remarks to the government because it is the one responsible for all that.
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Headlines for June 26, 2009WILL THE INFORMATION WARFARE BE OVERCOME?
"We must try to avoid aggression and disillusionment through our line of conduct. In other words, we must maintain our dignity and promote national interests in order to work with the enemy and reach ...ARMENIA IS ON THE BAD LIST
Armenia is included in the annual report of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) for the first time, but that is not an advantage because the report is on countries where there are violations ...54 CHANGES BY €HERITAGE€
Leader of the "Heritage" faction Armen Martirosyan presented the bill on making changes and additions in the RA Electoral Code by the order of legislative initiative. The bill includes 54 changes and ...CONGRESS WILL CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE
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OSCE Chairman, Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyanis will pay a two-day working visit to Armenia on July 2-3 at the invitation of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan. During the visit, the ...PANDEY IS LEAVING ARMENIA
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Deputy chief of the "Yerevan-Kentron" penitentiary is charged with abuse of power, as reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's office. The Prosecutor General's office has confirmed the ...CRIME IN GAVAR
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Editor-in-chief of "Zhamanak-Yerevan" daily Arman Babajanyan was arrested three years ago this day and a group of journalists expressed their complaints today during a protest held in front of the presidential ...MICHAEL JACKSON DIED
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On June 25 a fire broke out in sanitarium #1 of the Arzni village of Kotayk region. Two firefighting crews from Abovyan, and one from Yeghvard and Yerevan and an operative group of the Kotay region's ...EXECUTION IS BETTER
Police officers prohibited relatives of the prisoners sentenced to life in prison from holding a protest today in front of the presidential residence and they stood in front of the Marshal Baghramian ...VISITED THE NUBARASHEN PENITENTIARY
Today President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Belhassen and her partners visited advocate Arshaluys Hakobyan at the "Nubarashen" penitentiary. Let us remind that the FIDH, the ...NO TRACTOR TO SOW
This year, only 10% of the 120 hectare lands of the Hagvi village in the Lori region have been sowed. Meanwhile, during the years of the Soviet Union, villagers were mainly involved in growing potatoes ...
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