Rally dated to March 1, 2008 events anniversary going on in YerevanMarch 1, 2011 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A rally organized by the Armenian National Congress opposition bloc and dated to the 3rd anniversary of the March 1, 2008 tragic events is going on in Yerevan at Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the scene, board chairman of the Armenian National Movement Aram Manukyan kicked off the rally, saying that the ANC launches a series of rallies aimed at “restoration of justice and extra elections”. According to preliminary data, about 10 thousand protesters gathered for the anti-government rally. There were also reports that some demonstrators clashed with police an hour prior to the start of the rally. The site is controlled by the police. Popular protests lead by first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrossian on March 1 and 2, 2008 grew into disorders, leaving 10 people dead and about 200 injured. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |