Armenian bloggers demand liberation of Javakhk activist Vahagn ChakhalyanMarch 15, 2011 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Armenian bloggers launched a signature-gathering campaign 1000 days into the arrest of Javakhk politician Vahagn Chakhalyan. A petition addressed to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that Georgian authorities hardened their policy towards Armenian population of the country, specifically Javakhk Armenians. Those undersigned demanded immediate liberation of Vahagh Chakhalyan, non-prosecution of Armenian activists, provision of legal status to the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, lifting the ban on the import of Armenian-language literature and media and allowing the entrance of Armenian politicians in charge of Javakhk issues in the territory of Georgia, javakhk.net reported. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |