  Heritage: amnesty life belt for authorities  May 28, 2011 - 15:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The release of political prisoners could be eyed as a humane action but for the events of March 2008, according to Heritage opposition party member. “Amnesty can ease domestic tensions,” Anahit Bashkhyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, she added, authorities were forced to declare amnesty as “the arrest of those people was illegal.” “This move was a life belt for the authorities,” Bashkhyan said. As to possible repetition of March 2008 events, the MP said it’s not ruled out if the authorities mar the 2013 presidential election.   8 28.05.11 - Editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak paper Nikol Pashinyan commemorates March 1 riots victims on the day of his release            11 27.05.11 - Former parliament member Sasun Mikaelyan is released from Hospital for Detainees             Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
