  Opposition to set tougher demands at March 17 rally March 16, 2011 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opposition will set tougher demands at the March 17 rally, Armenian National Movement board chairman said. “The popular wave of protest is growing and people no more fear of the authorities,” Aram Manukyan told journalists in Yerevan. He believes that tomorrow’s rally will bring together more people than on March 1. As to the ANC actions, Manukyan said it will be the people to decide on further steps. “The popular movement in Armenia is different from those in the Middle East. Armenians are more organized. They do not want to be fed but demand the right to earn living,” he said.   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 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.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
