The association for independent filmmakers, with the support of the OSCE Yerevan office, has made two public service announcements. First of them, published above from the E-channel.am, covers the freedom of rallies. Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Presidential Elections, Armenia, Demonstrations, Opposition, Police, Rallies
The International Crises Group have published a report on Nagorno-Karabakh, where they warn Azerbaijan and Armenia to “halt their dangerous arms race and restrain their belligerent rhetoric and instead renew efforts to find a negotiated settlement for the Nagorno-Karabakh region”.
While I have serious reservations as to on what authority does this international NGO find it suitable to come in with its advice on a tangled issue of Nagorno-Karabakh, especially as from the media release referenced above one get’s the opinion, that it is a pure territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the issue of self-determination by the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians has nothing to do here, demonstrating either a deliberately anti-Armenian position by the ICG or else – a gross misunderstanding of the situation. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Foreign Policy, International Community, Nagorno-Karabakh, Regional
