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ACTION OF PROTEST WITH ALARM-CLOCKS AND PLACARDS "TIME OF CHANGES HAS COME" HELD IN FRONT OF U.S. EMBASSY IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Apr 24, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. An action of protest was organized on
April 23 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan on the initiative of
the first Armenian social website, hayland.am in memory of the victims
of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and as a mention to the United States, in
the person of its newly elected President Barack Obama, to remain loyal
to his promise, to recognize the fact of Armenian Genocide. A number
of NGOs and youth organizations had joined hayland.am's initiative.
Demonstrants stood in silence in front of the Embassy with the placards
"The time of changes has come," "Join the truth, recognize the
Genocide," "Remember your promise, recognize the Genocide," then the
"time of changes" was announced with 100 alarm-clocks' bells. At the
end of the action the demonstrants let off balloons with the writing
"When will the time of changes come?"
Noyan Tapan
Apr 24, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. An action of protest was organized on
April 23 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan on the initiative of
the first Armenian social website, hayland.am in memory of the victims
of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and as a mention to the United States, in
the person of its newly elected President Barack Obama, to remain loyal
to his promise, to recognize the fact of Armenian Genocide. A number
of NGOs and youth organizations had joined hayland.am's initiative.
Demonstrants stood in silence in front of the Embassy with the placards
"The time of changes has come," "Join the truth, recognize the
Genocide," "Remember your promise, recognize the Genocide," then the
"time of changes" was announced with 100 alarm-clocks' bells. At the
end of the action the demonstrants let off balloons with the writing
"When will the time of changes come?"