Jailed Armenian “bread bringer” activist to be released soon: MPMarch 6, 2017 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jailed activist Artur Sargsyan, who has been staging a hunger strike for the past 25 days, will be released from prison, MP Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post. “We are now formulating the documents,” Pashinyan said. Sargsyan, who is being referred to by many as “the bringer of bread,” was arrested in August 2016 and released in December for taking food to members of the armed Sasna Tsrer group who had seized a Yerevan police station. Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoun) stormed a Yerevan police patrol department in mid-July and took everyone inside hostage. Throughout the following days, the group released the captives one by one. After negotiations that lasted for a little over two weeks, the gunmen agreed to surrender to law enforcement bodies. Three police officers were killed during this period. Sargsyan was once again arrested on February 9 and has been on a hunger strike in a prison hospital ever since. Earlier, Pashinyan and another MP, Edmon Marukyan, visited him in prison, with Marukyan later filing a parliamentary petition to Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office demanding a change in precautionary measures against Sargsyan. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |