Iranian opposition continues protestsJune 20, 2009 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Even though Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi yesterday asked his proponents to go home, streets have been full of thousands of people since morning.Most of demonstrators are young people and intellectuals. Today's protest is going to attract a big crowd, radio "Liberty" reports. "We will not stop battle just for nothing. We want to reinstate justice," one of protesters said. As reported by Amnesty International human rights organization, protest repression has left 10 people dead. The country's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei had previously denied opposition's claims on elections results being falsified. He strongly demanded that protest actions be discontinued, otherwise not ruling out possibility of authorities' using force. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |