Protest action against human rights violation in Javakhk takes place in LionApril 8, 2010 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 3, a protest action against human rights violation in Javakhk took place in front of France 3 TV Company building in Lion (France). The action protest was initiated by Group on Human Rights Protection in Georgia, reads the Group's statement received by PanARMENIAN.Net today. “Participants of the action, who are concerned over the situation in Javakhk, held Georgian flags and banners, as well as a cage with roses symbolizing the violated freedom and failure of the “revolution of roses” implemented by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Participants of the action also condemned the discrimination and political persecution of Armenians in Javakhk,” the statement reads. According to the statement, the next protest action will be held in front of TLM TV Company building in Lion on May 15.
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