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    5,000 Rally in Armenia Protest

    Moscow Times
    June 18 2004

    The Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia -- Opposition leaders in Armenia
    held the latest in a series of anti-government protests on Wednesday
    and accused the authorities of trying to fool European human rights
    representatives by easing a crackdown against opponents during
    their visit.

    About 5,000 people gathered in the capital for a protest in central
    Yerevan, where speakers denounced the foreign and economic policies
    of President Robert Kocharyan and his government.

    Opposition leader Stepan Demirchyan said the authorities "imitated
    democratic reforms" during a recent visit by representatives of the
    Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

    An opposition party leader was released from jail the day the envoys
    arrived in Armenia, and prosecutors dropped a criminal case against
    an official of the same party the day they left, speakers said.

    Wednesday's protest was the first this year to be held with government
    permission.
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