Former political prisoners address a letter to CoE CommissionerJanuary 18, 2011 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former political prisoners addressed a letter to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, to call on him to urge the Armenian authorities to release all political prisoners. “After the protect action at the Marriott Armenia Hotel the opposition supporters will march towards Erebuni Plaza to convey the letter to the Council of Europe Office,” human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan said. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the scene, police officers and the demonstrators squabble from time to time. Policemen are filming all those who are particularly active. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. 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”. |