06.05.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

"Armenian Opposition Claims Crackdown Continues"

According to spokesman for former President and defeated presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian, arrests and detentions of opposition members are continuing across the country [ID 96577]

30.04.2008 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Terrorism 2007"

Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 96339]

28.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Fresh Ter-Petrosian Rally Banned"

Authorities ban planned rally of Ter-Petrosian supporters; protesters are not allowed to gather because they violated 2 hour time limit and gave opposition members chance of addressing the public in recent protest; government allows opposition to hold indoor conference [ID 96003]

21.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"New Armenian Cabinet Formed"

President Sarkisian sets up new cabinet; 11 out of 17 minister portfolios remain unchanged; Dallakian, independent parliamentarian, claims president had to include more loyalists of former president Kocharian due to latter's role in post election turmoil [ID 95594]

21.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Thousands Rally In Yerevan With Rare Government Consent"

Yerevan: Rally of thousands in support of opposition leader Ter-Petrosian and his imprisoned loyalists; authorities had sanctioned the protests; police ended the protests after granted duration of 2 hours [ID 95597]

21.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Yerevan ‘Accepts’ Council Of Europe Demands"

Armenian government complies with demands of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE); government is to consider ban on political assemblies; however, according to member of governing coalition, political prisoners will have to prove innocence in trial [ID 95599]

18.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Prominent Oppositionist Released"

Suren Sureniants, senior member of Hanrapetutyun opposition party, released with investigations into his involvement in post-election unrest pending; Sureniants has been accused of participating in protests and subverting state power, even though his arrest took place before riots; none of the charges have been dropped [ID 95591]

18.04.2008 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

"a-6063 (ACC-ARM-6063)"

Mixed marriages between Yezidis and Armenians (legal situation, social discrminiation, arbitrary police interventions, legal protection) [ID 96278]

17.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Council Of Europe Assembly Condemns Armenian Crackdown"

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) calls for release of persons arrested during crackdown on post-election protests in Yerevan; Council also calls for lift of ban on political assembly; approval of resolution featuring democratic reforms might see suspension of Armenian voting right in PACE, in order to secure progress [ID 95586]

17.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Election Official Jailed For Fraud"

Yerevan / Erebuni district: Election official sentenced to 2 years in prison for adding 151 ballots marked for opposition candidate Ter-Petrosian to Sarkisian's tally [ID 95590]

15.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Ter-Petrosian Loyalists Handed Jail Sentences in Campaign Assault Case"

Aragatsotn province: prison sentences handed to 4 opposition supporters for alleged assault on war veteran who interrupted campaign speech of presidential candidate Ter-Petrosian; the men face sentences between 18 and 24 months; one of them, a minor, has 18 months out of 30 on probation [ID 95577]

15.04.2008 - Source:Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

"The Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Armenia [Doc. 11579]"

Report on the events following the 19 February 2008 presidential elections and the violent clashes on 1 March 2008; underlying causes of the crisis are rooted in failure of key institutions of the state, including the parliament and courts (background, electoral process, political system, media pluralism and freedom of expression, state of emergency and mass arrests) [ID 95622]

14.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Death Toll in Armenia’s Post-election Melee Rises to Ten"

Death toll of Yerevan post-election violence rises to 10, as policeman and civilian die of wounds acquired in clashes of 1 March [ID 95223]

14.04.2008 - Source:Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

"Observation of the Presidential Election in Armenia (19 February 2008) [Doc. 11564]"

Report on observation of presidential election in Armenia on 19 February (political and legal context; election administration; election and voter registration; pre- and post-election developments; election complaints) [ID 95306]

08.04.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch

"Sargsian Should Restore Rights"

HRW urges new president Serzh Sargsian, inaugurated on 9 April 2008, to investigate the violence after the presidential elections in February and take steps to address the human rights crisis [ID 94998]

08.04.2008 - Source:International Crisis Group

"Picking up the Pieces"

Report on the political developments following the 19 February 2008 presidential elections (presidential election, the campaign, the post election crackdown, state of emergency, Kocharian and Sarkisian and the regime, political challenges) [ID 95007]

08.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Police, Opposition Supporters Clash In Armenian Town"

Hrazdan: Several opposition supporters clashed with police, after a number of supporters of arrested local parliamentarian Mikaelian had disappeared [ID 95216]

07.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Fired General Under Investigation"

Fired army general and deputy defence minister Grigorian faces possible criminal prosecution after being accused of issuing death threats to his former close associate Marukian [ID 94861]

07.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Minister Defends Rally Restrictions"

Government is unlikely to abolish its controversial restrictions on opposition rallies despite international pressure [ID 94862]

03.04.2008 - Source:European Commission

"ENP Progress Report: Armenia [SEC(2008)392]"

Progress report on the European Neighbourhood Policy (political dialogue and reform, social and political reform, justice, freedom and security, education and health) [ID 94664]

02.04.2008 - Source:Institute for War and Peace Reporting 

"Armenia, Azerbaijan Clash Over OSCE Mediation"

Nagorno Karabakh: Peace process in danger of unravelling, as Azerbaijanis cast doubt over the usefulness of the way the negotiations have been conducted by the OSCE [ID 94653]

02.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Jailed Oppositionists Start Hunger Strike"

3 dozen detained opposition leaders and activists went on collective hunger strike; their temporary action will turn into an indefinite one if their demands of their release and an end of the crackdown against the opposition are not fulfilled by 9 April 2008 [ID 94852]

02.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Kocharian Sacks Defiant General"

President Kocharian dismissed army general Grigorian because he allegedly supported opposition leader Ter-Petrosian in the election [ID 94853]

01.04.2008 - Source:Armenialiberty 

"Jailed Oppositionists Threaten Mass Hunger Strike"

19 arrested opposition leaders and activists including parliament deputy Malkhasian, former foreign minister Arzumanian and the chairman of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) Zurabian threatened to go on hunger strike demanding their release and the end of the government crackdown against the opposition [ID 94849]

31.03.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

"Armenian Opposition Reaffirms Readiness For Dialogue"

Opposition parties issued statement on 28 March 2008 about their readiness for dialogue with authorities under conditions; government is called to lift state of emergency, to release people arrested for their participation in clashes with police on 1 and 2 March 2008 and open independent investigation into the causes of this violence [ID 94509]