On May 5, at around 13:00 pm, on the 24th km of the Martakert-Drmbon Road, a truck traveling as part of the Azerbaijani convoy, came out to the opposite side of the road and collided with a Renault Logan taxi service car of Artsakh registration, as a result of which the car rolled 12 meters into the gorge on the right side of the road.
168.am correspondent these days sent few questions to Andrea Wiktorin, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia.
“I do what I want.” Sargis Hovhannisyan, the head of the Patrol Police Service , kicked the cameraman and forbade the journalist to film.
We also contacted the Human Rights Defender’s Office. We were told they would respond after reviewing the videos. We will publish the Human Rights Defender’s opinion on the incident and on the duties of the mentioned groups and the police officers as soon as we get it.
As part of the peaceful protests and disobedience of the opposition that started this morning, the representatives of law enforcement bodies and power structures used disproportionate force to hinder the activities of many journalists and cameramen covering the events, grossly violating their rights. Both ordinary and special police force officers take part in these operations. […]
ANN/Groong Week in Review – April 24, 2022
The 107th anniversary of the first ever genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide, is approaching. Over a century has passed since that tragic period, but the international community has not completely condemned the crime so far, has not either given an unbiased legal assessment to the events, leaving the perpetrators unpunished.
In recent years, April has often been described as the month of genocidal mourning for Armenians, Jews and Rwandans. Today we read the stark headlines and watch the horrific images of thousands of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian armed forces in Moscow’s war of aggression against Kyiv. So many unarmed ordinary citizens targeted in Bucha, Mariupol and other cities. We agonize as to how and why such malevolent acts can occur in the 21st century.
Opposition Protests in Yerevan: Thousands showed up to the opposition protest on Tuesday, outlining the red lines for Pashinyan’s dealings with Aliyev, ahead of the meeting in Brussels. Opposition says this is only the beginning, but have yet to indicate what their next steps will be.
Members of the ruling Civil Contract faction in National Assembly, Artur Hovhannisyan and Lilit Minasyan, have put forward a bill propsoing amendments to the law “On Mass Media”. The measure, if adopted, will enable government institutions to suspend the accreditation of a journalist or journalists.
