Page in support of hunger striker Raffi HovannisianMarch 16, 2011 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A page named “Hungry for Change: Freedom and Justice in Armenia” in support of Heritage opposition party leader, hunger striker Raffi Hovannisian was launched on Facebook social network. 124 users have already joined the campaign. The information regarding the hunger initiative is posted on the webpage. Hovannisian spent the night of March 16 at the verge of Liberty Square. He was not allowed to put up a tent in the square. “It’s a ground for children,” police said. As to his health state, Heritage parliamentary group leader Stepan Safaryan said no doctor has visited Hovannisian yet. “Presently, his health said is fill us with apprehension but we are hopeful that a doctor true to Hippocratic Oath will visit him,” he said. During the extraordinary congress of Heritage on March 15, Hovannisian urged Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to resign and thus to ensure fair and independent elections in the country. He also announced the start of “Hungry for Change: Freedom and Justice in Armenia” hunger strike and promised to coordinate his future steps with the party members. Hovannisian also surprised his party fellows with his new image: he took off his Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter what are the reasons behind his new image, Hovannisian said: “I wanted to feel myself younger for a moment. I am in search of youth.” In his opening remarks, Hovannisian explained his new image to the congress participants: “Heritage, like the entire country enters a new stage – stage of renewals, youth and future.” Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |