  Former political prisoners address a letter to CoE Commissioner January 18, 2011 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former political prisoners addressed a letter to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, to call on him to urge the Armenian authorities to release all political prisoners. “After the protect action at the Marriott Armenia Hotel the opposition supporters will march towards Erebuni Plaza to convey the letter to the Council of Europe Office,” human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan said. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the scene, police officers and the demonstrators squabble from time to time. Policemen are filming all those who are particularly active.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
