Abuse against RFE/RL reporter during Armenian NA elections (video) April 2, 2017 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reporter of RFE/RL Armenian service Sisak Gabrielyan was subjected to violence as he was covering parliamentary elections in a polling station in downtown Yerevan. Gabrielyan said he was standing outside the polling station when he noticed several citizens entering the RPA campaign office nearby and leaving it with cash in their hands. "I managed to somehow enter the office where I was told that they are not distributing electoral bribes, but salaries of staff members," the journalist said. Gabrielyan has filmed what happened inside the RPA headquarters, with the footage also revealing how some people snatch AraratNews' camera. Also, the RFE/RL reporter has received an injury near the eyebrow. You can follow the course of the elections live on PanARMENIAN.Net 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |