 Armenian citizens to stage sit-in to protest Feb 18 elections February 18, 2013 - 19:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of Armenian citizens have announced a decision to stage a sit-in to express their indignation ‘over the demise of democracy in the country’. “The previous elections have proved the voters’ inability to express their public will through the polls. The citizens’ voting rights can be protected only through joint action. We urge all those who condemn these elections and the reproduction of the current regime to join us on Feb 19 outside the building of RA National Academy of Sciences,” their statement reads. The sit-in will be followed by a protect action outside the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Feb 19.   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 |  Topic Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
