Joint Opposition meeting started in Freedom Square. Under preliminary data, 15.000-20.000 people partake in it. No decision over the expected march has yet been made. {BR}

”254 people are arrested, illegally searched or explanatory works are done with them”, MP Viktor Dallaqyan informed in “Justice” Bloc Office. He said that people are kidnapped at the streets. {BR} Yesterday 6 people were taken to Police departments from Freedom Square. ”What the Authorities do can’t be labeled otherwise than state terror against own people”,...

”MP Vardan Mkrtchyan has today been taken to Shahumyan Police Department”, “Justice” Bloc member Viktor Dallaqyan said at the press conference in Office of People’s Party of Armenia. {BR} He informed that Mr Mkrtchyan had been told in Police: ”You must wait here. We need to talk to you”. According to Dallaqyan, the same happened with another bloc member,...

Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Vardan Oskanyan has today made a statement over the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. {BR} ”A decade ago Rwanda Genocide, one of the most monstrous crimes against mankind was committed. Unfortunately, it happened the time the international public seemed to possess all the methods and tools to prevent it. What happened in Rwanda evidences of silence...

To avoid the artificial political tension “Republican Party of Armenia”, “Land of Law” Party and ARF don’t consider expedient their participation in Parliament activity from April 12-14. {BR} Coalition resolutely reconfirms its political stances expressed beforehand. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA ”LAND OF LAW” PARTY ARF

Gevorg Mesropyan, previously convict and Arthur Mangasarov who reside in Moscow were arrested for illegal bearing of arms during the Opposition rally in Freedom Square on April 9. {BR} According to the statement of Information Department of General Office of Prosecutor, one of Armenian Opposition MPs hired 2 criminals for large sums giving them unlawfully held pistols. ”On April 9, 2004,...

Most probably, Parliament activity won’t take place this week. 15 MPs have been registered today. Coalition aims to frustrate Parliament works in order to hamper unnecessary tension so that the protestors don’t come to Parliament building. {BR} According to Galust Sahakyan, Chair of “Republican Party of Armenia”, the action of Coalition is coordinated /probably with Robert...

Yesterday at 6:00 PM Aramazd Zaqaryan, member of “Republic” Party political board was arrested while entering the Freedom Square. He didn’t obey the actions of the law-enforcement bodies in civil clothes. They roughly put Zaqaryan who is an Artcakh War invalid, in a car and drove him to an unknown direction. {BR} It turned 1 hour later that Aramazd Zaqaryan is in Center Police Department...

Opposition meeting today was less crowded than yesterday. Under various calculations, 15.000-20.000 people came to the meeting. {BR} MP Viktor Dallaqyan informed that a few tens of people had been arrested after the meeting the day before. The residents of districts were hampered to come to Yerevan. ”National Unity” Party Chair Artashes Geghamyan said the participants of today’s...

For the time being the rally initiated by Opposition is being held in the Freedom Square. It started at 6:00 PM. Opposition has planned to hold meetings every evening.{BR} In comparison with the meeting yesterday, fewer people have come to this one. “Justice” Bloc Secretary, MP Viktor Dallaqyan informed that residents of various districts of Armenia have again been forbidden to visit Yerevan....

All night long joint Opposition leaders Aram Sargssyan, Stepan Demirchyan, Artashes Geghamyan, MPs Smbat Ayvazyan, Albert Bazeyan, Arshak Sadoyan and the representatives of political boards of parties have been on the Freedom Square together with the strikers. {BR} Under various calculations, there were 500-1500 sit-inners. Police data say 10 people were arrested after the rally yesterday. By the...

Before leaving Armenia Nikolai Bordyuja, Secretary General of CIS Collective Security Council, met journalists. He introduced the results of his visit laconically. {BR} Bordyuja informed the aim of his visit was preparation for the session of CIS Collective Security Council, which will take place in Astana in June. He met the force Ministers – Serj Sargssyan, Hayk Harutyunyan and Carlos Petrosyan....

On Friday night, Republic party issued a statement saying the rally participants, especially those carrying banners during the rally, had been taken in police stations after the event.{BR} “Our efforts to obtain explanation or information produced little effect. All our questions to the law enforcement remained unanswered”, the statement says.

Bribed wire and trucks filled with soldiers lined street in immediate vicinity to the presidential seat.{BR} There was no need to block other streets because the march initially announced has been cancelled.

The opposition staged protest ended with sit-in. Opposition leaders are among those participating in the action at Liberty Square.{BR} One of them, Albert Bazeyan, said Liberty Square turned into the movement center. Another rally is announced to be held tomorrow at 18:00 to keep people in touch with the movement development.

Armenian Communist Party joined today’s rally staged by the Justice and the National Unity.{BR} Speaking at the rally, Communist Party’s Secretary Ruben Tovmasyan said the current leadership of the republic must be ousted from power without delay. Azatazrkum organization joined the opposition movement as well.

After discussing the opposition proposal on confidence referendum, the ruling coalition came up with a statement:{BR} 1. Taking into account that the proposal doesn’t correspond to Armenian Constitution and the lows, the coalition reiterates its position, expressed by the National Assembly's vote. 2. At the same time, the coalition expresses its willingness to discuss any problem linked to...

Armenian police has figured out and announced that 6,500 people participated in today’s rally. Police also says only 70 policemen lined the square to keep order.{BR} The opposition activists insist 25,000 attended the event.

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan composed an agenda for a three-day parliamentary session.{BR} National Assembly’s report says 6 legislative bills, 19 issues for discussion and 11 international agreements are put in agenda. It isn’t clear yet whether the opposition proposal on confidence referendum was accepted by the parliament or not.

After the rally, people intend to march along Yerevan’s streets. The rally participants won’t go to presidential seat as the avenue is blocked by police. They will return to the Liberty Square and start a sit-in protest.{BR} Republic party leader Aram Sargsyan says he personally will participate in the sit-in. When the rally was already under way, Georgian Javakh residents in 20...

The opposition-staged rally is going on in calm atmosphere. No incidents are recorded so far.{BR} Justice parliamentary fraction secretary Victor Dallakyan said in his speech he along with National Unity fraction MP Alexan Karapetyan had met with the ruling coalition representatives today. He said no ultimatum had been put forward. Dallakyan said the opposition MPs had merely made it clear that only...

Thousands of people gathered Friday at 16:00 local time in Yerevan’s Liberty Square for the opposition Justice bloc’s and National Unity party’s joint rally.{BR} The rally is under way now.

On Friday, Armenian People Party Press-Secretary Ruzan Khachatryan told journalists the police had stopped buses en rout from Armenia’s Artashat town and nearby villages to Yerevan throughout past thee days to bar people from attending the opposition rally. However, they intend to come to Armenian capital on foot.{BR} Commenting on government-leaning Progressive Youth Party’s intention...

Armenian Prosecutor Office reports a resident of Yerevan Artak Gabrielyan was taken in police custody on Friday for disseminating leaflets with invitation for Friday’s rally.{BR} The leaflets issued by National Unity party “contain seditious calls inciting people to coup”, the report says.