BRITISH PARLIAMENT EXPRESS ITS WORRY REGARDING REPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN AZERBAIJANDecember 6, 2001 - 22:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the information spread by the British Embassy in Azerbaijan is stated that the British Parliament is worried with the repression of the freedom of speech in Azerbaijan and intends to dedicate special hearings to this topic. «The freedom of speech is a criterion according to which other countries, the OSCE and The European Council will have opinions about Azerbaijan. Any steps made by Azerbaijan to restrict the opportunity of its people to get to know the palette of opinions, will have negative consequences», is stated in the document. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |