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INCIDENT AT THE RALLY OUTSIDE MATENADARAN
Tert.am
20:03 01.03.11
The rally organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress
(ANC) outside the Matenadaran building late on Tuesday appears to
have been marred by an incident.
Tert.am's correspondent said that a man could be seen among the crowds
who had fallen down, with his face in blood.
It was unclear what had happened to the man, our correspondent said.
Later, some people came up to him and helped to get to the nearby
ambulance.
The rally was attended by prominent oppositionists who had their
say at the rally. Among them were Former Armenian President Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan, the Board
Chairman of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) party, Aram
Manukyan, ANC activist David Shahnazaryan and others.
The ANC's rally comes to mark the 3rd anniversary of the tragic March
1, 2 events sparked by the presidential elections in 2008.
The opposition claimed then that the vote had been stolen. Clashes
between the protesters and the riot police left at least 10 people
dead and dozens wounded.
Many were incarcerated after the March 1, 2 events. Some have already
been released by, while some still remain in prison, among them also
Nikol Pashinyan, the Chief Editor of the Armenian daily Haykakan
Zhamanak.
The March 1, 2 events deteriorated human rights records in Armenia
and were largely criticized by the international community.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
20:03 01.03.11
The rally organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress
(ANC) outside the Matenadaran building late on Tuesday appears to
have been marred by an incident.
Tert.am's correspondent said that a man could be seen among the crowds
who had fallen down, with his face in blood.
It was unclear what had happened to the man, our correspondent said.
Later, some people came up to him and helped to get to the nearby
ambulance.
The rally was attended by prominent oppositionists who had their
say at the rally. Among them were Former Armenian President Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan, the Board
Chairman of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) party, Aram
Manukyan, ANC activist David Shahnazaryan and others.
The ANC's rally comes to mark the 3rd anniversary of the tragic March
1, 2 events sparked by the presidential elections in 2008.
The opposition claimed then that the vote had been stolen. Clashes
between the protesters and the riot police left at least 10 people
dead and dozens wounded.
Many were incarcerated after the March 1, 2 events. Some have already
been released by, while some still remain in prison, among them also
Nikol Pashinyan, the Chief Editor of the Armenian daily Haykakan
Zhamanak.
The March 1, 2 events deteriorated human rights records in Armenia
and were largely criticized by the international community.
From: A. Papazian