ANM: today opposition dictates policy in Armenia April 28, 2011 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Armenian National Movement board Aram Manukyan said that the calm and rational opposition celebrates victories with the people’s assistance. “Today, the Armenian opposition – Armenian National Congress (ANC) – dictates the political agenda, while the authorities have to consider our will,” Manukyan told the April 28 ANC rally in Yerevan. He added that release of boxer Samson Khachatryan is among such victories. For his part, Khachatryan expressed gratitude to the people for his release, saying that there are many innocent people in Armenia’s prisons. He urged to continue the struggle. On April 28, the Armenian authorities for the first time allowed the opposition Armenian National Congress to hold its rally in Liberty Square of Yerevan after the March 1-2, 2008, events. People continue arriving at the rally site, but according to various data, the number of the April 28 rally participants makes 6,000-7,000 that is less compared to previous rallies. 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 | 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”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |