Theatrical protest staged at Russian embassy in YerevanDecember 24, 2011 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A protest action being held in from of Russian embassy in Yerevan expresses solidarity to Russian opposition, whose rally “For Fair Elections” kicked off in Moscow today at 2:00pm. One of the activists, citizen of Armenia Anton Ischenko told journalists the campaign is meant to depict how elections are held in Russia and Armenia and demand free and fair elections. Some 10 activists staged the voting process before the Embassy: two garbage cans with inscribed Armenian and Russian coats of arms are used as ballot boxes, where people throw ballot papers. According to organizers, about 50 thousand people took to the streets in Moscow to protest the outcomes of the Dec 4 parliamentary election outcomes. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |