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"OSCE a Silent Supporter of Azerbaijani Aggression"
January 29 2015
One More Protest Action On 29 January, there is going to be a protest
demonstration in front of the OSCE Office in Yerevan entitled "OSCE is
a Silent Supporter of Azerbaijani Aggression" organized by Karen
Vardanyan, a publicist and news analyst. Answering to Aravot's
questions as to who will be participating in the protest, why it was
decided to organize now, what it is aimed at, and what they will
achieve through the protest, Karen Vardanyan said that everyone who is
willing to participate will attend the protest. According to him, "The
action was decided to organize now because every day there are
violations of the ceasefire and this structure is not doing its
business. There are also many people accusing the Russian party and
authorities, but for some reason, no one dares to accuse the OSCE. The
protest will join numerous people, citizens, journalists and fighters,
mainly those with national mentality". To the question - what if there
are clashes, whether there is need for such tension, our interlocutor
answered, "I don't think there will be pro-Westerners coming against
the OSCE, therefore clashes are excluded. In addition, I will also
invite the police to keep the order. As for the effectiveness, it will
only become clear after the protest". According to Karen Vardanyan,
"over the years, pertaining to Artsakh problem, we have relied our
hope on a structure, which actually does nothing, it is unable do
anything, and we are standing still, while this will not resolve the
issue", therefore, he has decided to raise the issue on the agenda and
show the authorities that there is such a public demand, and that it
is also possible to think of other options rather than hang on one
futile and useless structure. And as an example, Karen Vardanyan
recommended to visit the website of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and see
when it was last updated, which is the latest news, which will be the
evidence of their work. To the next question that it is "accepted" to
threaten the political activists with cheap tricks and beat them, so
whether they are not afraid of such things, Karen Vardanyan said, "Why
should I fear; besides, I don't believe that a person can be beaten
just for no reason. This is not an internal political event and is not
anti-authorities; there will be no calls for changing the regime as I
am not supporting such things, I am not an oppositionist by my views,
I just want to draw the attention of the authorities on this issue. I
do not believe that people can be beaten in our country just for their
political views, if you are talking about beatings for swearing, then
I am strongly against swearing, against personal insults. I have been
working as a journalist and news analyst for 14 years, and during this
period, especially in the recent years, I have also written articles
criticizing the authorities (I am talking about constructive criticism
rather than the abuses) and I do not remember a case when tricks were
used against me".
Eva Hakobyan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/01/29/168606/
From: A. Papazian
January 29 2015
One More Protest Action On 29 January, there is going to be a protest
demonstration in front of the OSCE Office in Yerevan entitled "OSCE is
a Silent Supporter of Azerbaijani Aggression" organized by Karen
Vardanyan, a publicist and news analyst. Answering to Aravot's
questions as to who will be participating in the protest, why it was
decided to organize now, what it is aimed at, and what they will
achieve through the protest, Karen Vardanyan said that everyone who is
willing to participate will attend the protest. According to him, "The
action was decided to organize now because every day there are
violations of the ceasefire and this structure is not doing its
business. There are also many people accusing the Russian party and
authorities, but for some reason, no one dares to accuse the OSCE. The
protest will join numerous people, citizens, journalists and fighters,
mainly those with national mentality". To the question - what if there
are clashes, whether there is need for such tension, our interlocutor
answered, "I don't think there will be pro-Westerners coming against
the OSCE, therefore clashes are excluded. In addition, I will also
invite the police to keep the order. As for the effectiveness, it will
only become clear after the protest". According to Karen Vardanyan,
"over the years, pertaining to Artsakh problem, we have relied our
hope on a structure, which actually does nothing, it is unable do
anything, and we are standing still, while this will not resolve the
issue", therefore, he has decided to raise the issue on the agenda and
show the authorities that there is such a public demand, and that it
is also possible to think of other options rather than hang on one
futile and useless structure. And as an example, Karen Vardanyan
recommended to visit the website of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and see
when it was last updated, which is the latest news, which will be the
evidence of their work. To the next question that it is "accepted" to
threaten the political activists with cheap tricks and beat them, so
whether they are not afraid of such things, Karen Vardanyan said, "Why
should I fear; besides, I don't believe that a person can be beaten
just for no reason. This is not an internal political event and is not
anti-authorities; there will be no calls for changing the regime as I
am not supporting such things, I am not an oppositionist by my views,
I just want to draw the attention of the authorities on this issue. I
do not believe that people can be beaten in our country just for their
political views, if you are talking about beatings for swearing, then
I am strongly against swearing, against personal insults. I have been
working as a journalist and news analyst for 14 years, and during this
period, especially in the recent years, I have also written articles
criticizing the authorities (I am talking about constructive criticism
rather than the abuses) and I do not remember a case when tricks were
used against me".
Eva Hakobyan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/01/29/168606/
From: A. Papazian