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Karine Kalantarian

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Փետրվար 02, 2010
Opposition Parties Trade Accusations

Leaders of the two opposition parties represented in Armenia’s parliament exchanged on Monday bitter recriminations stemming from a controversial change in the composition of the Armenian delegation in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Հունվար 27, 2010
PACE Approves Change In Armenian Delegation

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Tuesday effectively validated the controversial removal of an outspoken opposition parliamentarian from the Armenian delegation in the Strasbourg-based body.
Դեկտեմբեր 30, 2009
Armenian Officials Held For ‘Bribery’

The Armenian police announced on Tuesday the arrest on bribery charges of two high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Environment.
Դեկտեմբեր 28, 2009
Opposition Youths Again Attacked In Yerevan

More than a dozen young opposition activists were beaten up by a larger group of men in downtown Yerevan on Sunday while campaigning for Nikol Pashinian, a jailed opposition leader running for Armenia’s parliament. (UPDATED)
Դեկտեմբեր 23, 2009
Prosecutors Demand 8 Years For Jailed Oppositionist

State prosecutors demanded on Tuesday that opposition leader Nikol Pashinian be sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in deadly street violence that followed the February 2008 presidential election.
Դեկտեմբեր 22, 2009
Oppositionist Seeks To Prove Armenian Repressions In Court

Nikol Pashinian, an arrested opposition leader and newspaper editor, on Monday sought to substantiate his belief that the Armenian authorities themselves provoked last year’s deadly unrest in Yerevan by rigging elections and persecuting scores of opposition supporters.
Նոյեմբեր 29, 2009
Sarkisian Tells Party To Open Up To Dissent

President Serzh Sarkisian called on Saturday for a major transformation of his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) that would democratize its structure and make it more responsive to the views of its political opponents.
Նոյեմբեր 25, 2009
Dashnaks Explain Criticism Of Russia

A senior lawmaker affiliated with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Wednesday elaborated on his party’s unexpectedly strong criticism of Russia’s growing ties with Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Նոյեմբեր 25, 2009
Dashnak Leader Blasts Russia

A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) accused Russia on Tuesday of acting against the national interests of Armenia, Moscow’s closest regional ally, in its growing dealings with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Նոյեմբեր 20, 2009
Armenian Court Allows Jailed Editor To Run For Parliament

Armenia’s Administrative Court on Friday ordered police to issue Nikol Pashinian, a jailed opposition leader and newspaper editor, with a document that will allow him to contest a forthcoming parliamentary by-election.
Նոյեմբեր 18, 2009
Armenia Again Slides In Global Graft Rankings

A respected international watchdog reported on Tuesday a further slight increase in government corruption in Armenia, ranking it among the 60 most corrupt countries of the world covered by its annual surveys.
Նոյեմբեր 13, 2009
Dashnaks Hit Back At Ter-Petrosian Criticism

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Thursday dismissed Levon Ter-Petrosian’s harsh criticism of its hard line on Turkey and said he ceased to be Armenia’s top opposition leader after making far-reaching overtures to President Serzh Sarkisian.
Նոյեմբեր 12, 2009
Oskanian Questions Government Commitment To ‘European Values’

Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian questioned on Wednesday successive Armenian governments’ commitment to “European values” such as democracy and human rights, saying that he was increasingly embarrassed with having to justify their undemocratic practices during his decade-long tenure.
Սեպտեմբեր 25, 2009
Sarkisian To Seek Diaspora Support For Turkey Diplomacy

President Serzh Sarkisian said on Thursday that he will tour major Armenian communities abroad early next month to explain and promote his far-reaching diplomatic overtures to Turkey which many in the Diaspora have been following with unease.
Օգոստոս 15, 2009
Azeris Questioned Over Eurovision Vote For Armenia

Law-enforcement authorities in Azerbaijan have reportedly tracked down and interrogated local residents that voted for Armenia in this year’s Eurovision song contest.
Հուլիս 31, 2009
Opposition Experts Raise More Questions About Unrest Deaths

The two opposition members of the now defunct bipartisan body that investigated last year’s post-election unrest in Yerevan have raised more questions about the deaths of two security personnel in vicious clashes with opposition protesters.
Հուլիս 30, 2009
Opposition Tycoon To Stay In Hiding

Khachatur Sukiasian, a fugitive businessman and opposition parliamentarian, said through his lawyers on Wednesday that he will not after all surrender to Armenian law-enforcement authorities despite the possibility of being granted amnesty.
Հուլիս 29, 2009
Sarkisian Reaffirms Conditions For Turkey Visit

Armenia’s President Serzh Sarkisian insisted on Tuesday that he will not travel to Turkey in October to watch the return match of the two countries’ national football teams unless Ankara moves to reopen the Turkish-Armenian border.
Հուլիս 23, 2009
Jailed Oppositionist’s Lawyers Prepare Suit at European Court

Lawyers of an opposition daily editor who was jailed earlier this month in connection with last year’s post-election unrest shortly after turning himself in to law-enforcers have said they will turn to the European Court of Human Rights over the continuing ‘illegal detention’ of their client.
Հուլիս 18, 2009
Head of Unrest Probe in Parliament Hails Criminal Cases Over Teargas Use

The head of an ad hoc parliamentary commission investigating last year’s bloody post-election unrest in Yerevan welcomed the launch of criminal proceedings against police officers who ineptly used teargas against opposition protesters.

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