Iranian opposition continues protestsJune 20, 2009 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Even though Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi yesterday asked his proponents to go home, streets have been full of thousands of people since morning.Most of demonstrators are young people and intellectuals. Today's protest is going to attract a big crowd, radio "Liberty" reports. "We will not stop battle just for nothing. We want to reinstate justice," one of protesters said. As reported by Amnesty International human rights organization, protest repression has left 10 people dead. The country's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei had previously denied opposition's claims on elections results being falsified. He strongly demanded that protest actions be discontinued, otherwise not ruling out possibility of authorities' using force. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |