Liberal Democrat Union of Armenia calls for investigation into MP-police clashMarch 5, 2011 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Liberal Democrat Union of Armenia has condemned the violence against Heritage party members as well as civilians who held a peace protest on March 3. “Freedom of speech is one of the pillars of democracy. Violation of constitutional rights by the police not only goes contrary to our country's laws but also hampers development of civil society and rule of democracy,” the Union said in a statement. Street traders, who have been protesting against the decision of Yerevan Mayor’s Office to ban street trade for several weeks already, planned to hold a protest action on March 3 in front of the Armenian government building. However, the site was cordoned by police officers who prevented the demonstrators from approaching the building, what resulting in a clash between the protesters, Heritage party members and police. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |