  Four Armenian oppositionists detained November 9, 2010 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 4 oppositionists were detained during a rally organized by the Armenian National Congress (ANC) on November 9. “It’s nothing but an act of violence against people who held a peace protest,” ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He said the detainees were beaten on the way to police station. “We are not allowed to see them or conduct an expertise,” Zurabyan noted. The 6-hour opposition rally is going on at Charles Aznavour Square in front of the building when an EI-Armenia forum on civil society is being held.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
