The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the Civil Society Institute (CSI) express... more

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US sharply condemns Armenian government crackdown on opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. official who recently returned from Armenia sharply condemned a government crackdown on protests following last month... more
With News Media Paralysed And Websites Inaccessible, Government Is Urged To Lift State Of Emergency
A 20-day state of emergency which President Robert Kocharyan proclaimed in the capital Yerevan on 1 March is having a serious impact on the activity... more
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the situation after the presidential elections in Armenia on 1st March 2008
The European Union is deeply concerned about the situation in the Republic of Armenia after the presidential elections. The EU condemns the acts of... more
“The Ombudsman Is Not Aware Of The Situation”
“There is an impression that Armen Harutyunyan is not aware of the situation,” Robert Kocharyan has said at today’s press conference, covering the... more
ARMENIA: Restrictions imposed as president declares emergency
New York, March 3, 2008—Armenian authorities should immediately lift restrictions on independent news reporting and the censorship of independent... more