  Sweden’s Armenians protest Azeri assassin release September 15, 2012 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Sweden gathered in front of the Hungarian embassy in Stockholm Friday, Sept 14, to protest the extradition and subsequent pardon of Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov. The protesters held sheets reading "For how much did you sell your honor?" and "We want justice for Gurgen Margaryan". A letter of protest addressed to the Hungarian government was handed over to the vice ambassador of Hungary, who emphasized his country’s friendship with the Armenians and said that Hungarian people share the Armenian grief. Along with the letter, the vice ambassador received two books on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.   Gurgen Margaryan On February 19, 2004, Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan, 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course in the framework of Partnership for Peace NATO-sponsored program. In accordance with Budapest District Court sentence dated April 13, 2006, Ramil Safarov was life imprisoned for murdering the Armenian officer. Partner news  Top stories The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event. Bergen began by recounting his 1997 meeting with Bin Laden in Afghanistan after a long process of negotiations.   Partner news |  Latest news Foxconn employees still being overworked, report says  Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.Sources say Tumblr eyes Yahoo’s $1.1bn offer as ‘too low’ Tumblr employees have been told that the company only has enough funds to operate for a few more months.N. Korea fires short-range guided missiles into sea A spokesman said two guided-missile launches from the North were detected in the morning and a third one was spotted in the afternoon.OAS calls for serious discussion on legalizing marijuana "Decriminalization of drug use needs to be considered as a core element in any public health strategy," the report says. |
