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    Aravot, Armenia
    July 19 2008


    ARMENIAN OPPOSITION RALLIES IN CAPITAL, DEMANDS RELEASE OF PRISONERS


    The Armenian opposition staged protests in the capital Yerevan on 18
    July as the country's president marked his 100 days in office, the
    Aravot daily reported.

    The protesters rallied outside the Prosecutor-General Office, the
    Justice Ministry's penitentiary department, the Government Building
    and the presidential residence, demanding free speech and release of
    all political prisoners, the report said.

    The wives of those arrested following the post-election riots of 1
    March and members of the Committee for the Protection of Political
    Prisoners attended the rally near the Prosecutor-General office,
    Aravot said.

    Outside the presidential residence, the protesters demanded that all
    political prisoners be released and the persecution of opposition
    members is stopped. Members of the youth movement Hima chanted slogans
    against President Serzh Sargsyan, Aravot said.
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