Civilitas Foundation says its staff being spiedOctober 10, 2012 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Civilitas Foundation has issued a statement after its founder, ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian was stripped of deputy immunity and accused of fund misuse. “Our country's law enforcement agencies have begun to earnestly "protect" the interests of Civilitas and its staff. In recent days, certain individuals have followed our staff members with an inordinate amount of interest and concern, not simply when they are in public spaces gathering signatures against political persecution. Those individuals do not hesitate to blatantly follow our staff all the way to their homes,” the Foundation said. “Such actions are unacceptable and do not correspond in any way with the responsibilities of any government agency. Just as the tax inspections and the baseless gossip found in certain media did not succeed in weakening the resolve of Civiitas staff, these methods too will be ineffective. Our work, as in the past, and now as well is maximally transparent and public, and it would be far better if law enforcement and security agencies were to occupy themselves with the real issues regarding state security.” 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |