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Headlines for January 08, 2009WHAT TIME IT IS FOR THE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT
The saying that the year will be like you celebrate New Year will probably undergo a serious test in 2009. Generally, in Armenia this saying has never proved true, and no matter how merrily and abundantly ...POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE DISSATISFIED WITH OMBUDSMAN
The political prisoners have made a statement in which they voice dissatisfaction with the human rights defender of Armenia Armen Harutiunyan. “We the political prisoners of the Republic of Armenia protest ...THE STATEMENT OF THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
As we have stated, on December 23, the day of the recurrent hearing of the case of 7, the political prisoners Grigor Voskerchyan, Gevorg Manukyan and Armen Khurshudyan were beaten in their cells. On the ...THEY HOLD REFERENDUM WHEN THERE IS NO WILL AND CONFIDENCE
2The “Karabakh project” of the Russian government encountered an unexpected obstacle, and it decided to put off the plan to destroy Karabakh as an ethnic Armenian territory. The “oil and gas” rulers of ...ARMENIANS LACK WINNER MORALE
Marking borders with force is considered as violence in the 21st century: they say there are international laws, accords, etc. Unfortunately, however, even if we believe there are, life is something else ...WHERE ARE THE TRACES OF GRENADE BLAST?
Suren Abrahamyan, the coordinator of the public committee to study March 1 published January 8 at the Hayeli press club the interim conclusion of the committee on the death of the riot police officer ...THIS YEAR MAJOR BUSINESSES ARE THE TARGET
Today the first meeting of government in 2009 was held by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. He congratulated the participants of the meeting on New Year and Christmas and touched upon the plans of the current ...THE APPEAL OF 7 TO FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS
Alexander Arzumanyan, Miasnik Malkhasyan, Hakob Hakobyan, Sasun Mikaelyan, Grigor Voskerchyan, Suren Sirunyan and Shant Harutiunyan who are indictees of the case of 7 appeal to their friends and supporters ...FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS
The Armenian government decided to set up the Foundation for Economic Development of Rural Areas in Armenia and affirmed its terms of reference. The purpose of the foundation is to reduce poverty through ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Arats was the 6th month of the Armenian Calendar (January 8-February 6). It is called "Arans" because during this month, when everything is snow-clad, only the men ("arank" in Armenian) could pass through.
- 1819 Birth of the Armenian General of the Russian Army, Arshak Ter-Ghookassyan.
- 1858 The "Trtshnik Pegasian" was published by Grigor Aliatian in Constantinople.
- 1880 Death of Karapet Tshukhajian, editor of the "Tsiasan".
- 1907 Death of Nshan Berberian, head of a publishing house and publicist of the "Boorastan Mankants" children's newspaper (1882-1888).
- 1931 Opening of the world's only Kurdish Technical College in Yerevan.
- 1931 The Kurdish Pedagogical School opens in Yerevan.
- 1935 Decision to create Pedagocical Institutes in Yerevan and Gyoomree with evening classes.
- 1960 Opening of the Fine Arts University in Yerevan.
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