  Young activists march to protest attacks on Armenians in Istanbul February 11, 2013 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of Young Diplomats Club NGO and Nikol Aghbalyan Student Union marched to the UN office in Yerevan to pass a letter protecting against the attacks on Armenians in Istanbul. The activists further urged Armenian public, NGOs, youth organizations to unite in protest against discrimination of Armenians in Turkey. As one of the activists told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the rally urges international organizations against showing the same indifference as was demonstrated during the Armenian Genocide. On Dec 28, an 85-year-old Armenian woman was repeatedly stabbed and killed in her home, with assailants carving a cross on her chest. On Jan 6, three assailants tried to kidnap an elderly Armenian woman. Other attacks include the Nov 2012 beating of an 87-year-old Armenian woman, and a failed attempt to abduct an elderly Armenian woman on Jan 6. Three elderly Armenian women were attacked in Istanbul on Jan 22, 23 and 25. Partner news  Top stories The State Symbols Day was first celebrated in 2010, on the initiative of WE state values preservation foundation. In 1979-1981, Vrezh Israeyelyan worked in “Hayreniki Dzayn” (Homeland Voice) weekly newspaper. Yerevan municipality’s 2013 environmental program envisages creation of new lawns covering area of 3.2 hectares. Melkonian had no prior service record in any country's army before being placed in command of an estimated 4,000 men in the war.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.FBI head admits use of drones for surveillance in U.S. The use of such drones is politically charged and civil-rights advocates say there are no clear privacy rules governing their use. |
