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LEADING WORLD MEDIA OUTLETS COVER APR 9 POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA
ARMINFO
Wednesday, April 10, 17:46
The leading world media outlets have covered the Apr 9 political
developments in Armenia.
Euronews and Reuters report that on April 9 the center of Yerevan
saw the biggest protest action of the Heritage Party leader Raffi
Hovannisian, who gained the second place in the presidential race and
has been holding actions of protest against the official results of
the election.
Reuters reports that thousands of protesters gathered in the center of
Yerevan to express their protest against the second swear-in ceremony
of Serzh Sargsyan and stated that the elections were rigged. The
source points out that despite the clashes between the protesters
and law-enforcers, the violence of March 2008 did not re-occur.
Washington Post and Bloomberg, in turn, mention the incident with
Deputy Chairman of the Heritage Party Armen Martirosyan, who was
severely beaten by the law-enforcers. Bloomberg also stresses that
the law- enforcers refused to provide any information about the
detained activists.
To note, on April 9, while President Serzh Sargsyan was taking oath,
Raffi Hovannisian held his own swear-in ceremony in Liberty Square,
and then his supporters and he moved to the presidential residence,
however, the armed law-enforcers did not let them approach the
residence. As a result, clashes occurred between the protesters and
the law enforcers, Heritage Deputy Chairman Armen Martirosyan and
Aravot newspaper journalist Hripsime Jebejyan were beaten. Several
activists were detained.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMINFO
Wednesday, April 10, 17:46
The leading world media outlets have covered the Apr 9 political
developments in Armenia.
Euronews and Reuters report that on April 9 the center of Yerevan
saw the biggest protest action of the Heritage Party leader Raffi
Hovannisian, who gained the second place in the presidential race and
has been holding actions of protest against the official results of
the election.
Reuters reports that thousands of protesters gathered in the center of
Yerevan to express their protest against the second swear-in ceremony
of Serzh Sargsyan and stated that the elections were rigged. The
source points out that despite the clashes between the protesters
and law-enforcers, the violence of March 2008 did not re-occur.
Washington Post and Bloomberg, in turn, mention the incident with
Deputy Chairman of the Heritage Party Armen Martirosyan, who was
severely beaten by the law-enforcers. Bloomberg also stresses that
the law- enforcers refused to provide any information about the
detained activists.
To note, on April 9, while President Serzh Sargsyan was taking oath,
Raffi Hovannisian held his own swear-in ceremony in Liberty Square,
and then his supporters and he moved to the presidential residence,
however, the armed law-enforcers did not let them approach the
residence. As a result, clashes occurred between the protesters and
the law enforcers, Heritage Deputy Chairman Armen Martirosyan and
Aravot newspaper journalist Hripsime Jebejyan were beaten. Several
activists were detained.
From: Baghdasarian