ANC resumes Friday protestsAugust 14, 2009 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) resumes its Friday marches and protest rallies. In particular, Congress has today released a statement which runs as follows:"As long as Nikol Pashinyan is kept in detention, we'll do our best to make his presence felt and words heard by all citizens." In their statement, activists also say that youth will start Friday marches and rallies, initiated by Niikol Pashinyan. "Realizing that Armenia's salvation depends on one person, and that person is each of us, we declare of our intention not to yield to any force. Our victory is inevitable. And hence - 1+1+1+1+1+1+ ," runs the release. «During the July 12 opposition meeting, RA first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that the next protest rally was due on September 18. In the meantime, he didn't rule out possibility of interim meetings.» One of active participants of March 1, 2008 incidents, «Haykakan Zhamanak» newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Nikol Pashinyan gave himself up to law enforcement bodies on July 1, 2009. Activist was subsequently arrested and sent to «Yerevan-Knetron» penitentiary. Dissatisfied with February 19, 2008 election outcome, opposition organized meetings in the center of Yerevan. On March 1-2, protests headed by first President developed into disorders, resulting in the death of 10 individuals. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |