The Armenian parliament overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday President Serzh Sarkisian’s initiative to declare a general amnesty that will lead to the release of virtually all opposition members controversially imprisoned by the authorities.
The Armenian parliament began debating on Wednesday President Serzh Sarkisian’s proposal to declare a general amnesty that will lead to the release of virtually all opposition members controversially imprisoned by the authorities.
Armenia’s second most important governing party will not join forces with its coalition partners to contest parliamentary elections due next year, its leader Gagik Tsarukian confirmed on Monday.
Armenia’s next parliamentary and presidential elections will be held as planned in 2012 and 2013 respectively, Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasian said on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian on Friday formally asked the Armenian parliament to declare a general amnesty, a move which is expected to lead to the release of all Armenian opposition members remaining in prison. (UPDATED)
Armenia’s political leadership still has no plans to call fresh national elections despite its recent overtures to the opposition, a senior representative of President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) said on Friday.
The Armenian authorities on Tuesday formally allowed the Armenian National Congress (HAK) to hold a rally in a key Yerevan square this Friday, fulfilling another demand voiced by the opposition alliance.
Armenia’s state human rights ombudsman, Karen Andreasian, on Monday offered to help the government and the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) embark on a dialogue that would address lingering political tensions in the country.
President Serzh Sarkisian could call fresh parliamentary elections soon in an effort to maximize his and his allies’ chances of holding on to power, a leader of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Wednesday.
A senior representative of the ruling Republican Party urged the United States on Tuesday to provide more economic assistance to Armenia under its Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program, saying that Yerevan’s human rights record has improved since 2008.
Armenia could face a new bout of political upheaval if its government fails to hold “genuinely democratic” elections and implement other reforms, according to two senior representatives of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Armenia’s national bar association on Thursday expressed concern about what it described as excessive fees charged by lawyers filing libel suits against independent media outlets on behalf of former President Robert Kocharian and other individuals.
Armenia’s political leadership has no intention to take any extraordinary steps before the April 28 deadline set by the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK), a leading member of the ruling Republican Party (HHK) said on Monday.
The editors of two Armenian newspapers locked in court battles with former President Robert Kocharian on Thursday urged other media outlets to close ranks behind them and fight against increased libel cases against the press.
Municipal authorities insisted on Thursday that they will not reconsider a controversial ban on street trade in Yerevan despite continuing angry protests by vendors deprived of their main source of modest income.
Senior representatives of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) have called on the Armenian authorities to free opposition members remaining in prison and properly investigate the 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan.
The nuclear disaster in Japan will not deter Armenia’s government from building a new nuclear plant in place of the aging facility at Metsamor, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s leading environmental campaigners have voiced renewed concerns about the safety of the nuclear power plant at Metsamor, pointing to the nuclear crisis that has struck Japan following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Parliament deputies from the opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party said on Friday that they will take legal action against the Armenian police for using force against them during a protest outside the main government building in Yerevan.
Karen Andreasian, a 33-year-old lawyer and former television host, was elected and sworn in as Armenia’s new state human rights ombudsman on Wednesday.
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