Human rights activist: Sargsyan reps enjoy privilegesFebruary 18, 2013 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Human rights activist Avetik Ishkhanyan briefed on the cases of election frauds recorded by observers during Feb 18 presidential polls. He said their organization monitored the course of the elections at N 6 polling station in Yerevan’s Ajapnyak administrative district. Mr Ishkhanyan noted long queues, ballot stuffing and voting bribery as the main violations reported. “However, the atmosphere was much calmer as compared with that of previous parliamentary and presidential elections,” he said, adding that the authorized representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) candidate Serzh Sargsyan enjoyed privileges. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |