  Tatoyan raises issues related to Kazakhstan's Armenians January 11, 2022 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan discussed issues related to the rights of the Armenian community amid unrest in Kazakhstan with the Commissioner for Human Rights of Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova. Tatoyan and Azimova have been in touch over the past several days too. On Monday, January 10, the Armenian Ombudsman said that issues related to the Armenians of Kazakhstan continue to be in the center of his attention and offered help to his Kazakh counterpart if need be. Demonstrations in Kazakhstan started in early January when a protest against a fuel price rise began. They developed into a wider protest against Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's government and the influence of the former president, 81-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. |
