Marat Babayan, the Chief of the Measurement System Exploitation of the Armenian National Service on Seismic Protection, was posthumously given the Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali by Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze. Armenian seismologist was in Tbilisi to repair the damage inflicted by recent earthquake, when premature death overtook him. Marat Babayan has been awarded for self-sacrifice and personal...

“Armenian Issue, Armenian Genocide, Memory and Council of Europe” International Conference is to be held in Danish capital Copenhagen on May 10, 11. The Conference is organized by Danish Center on Holocaust and Genocide Study, Aarkhus University and Southern Danish University, as Mediamax agency reported. Scientists stuck to the divergent views to the issue of 1915 Armenian Genocide recognition will participate in the Conference.

5, 000 people gathered Friday in the square of Armenian town of Gyumri to participate in the rally organized by opposition parties. Leaders and members of 13 opposition parties spoke on the situation in quake-stricken areas in their speeches. They spoke about A1+ TV Company’s fate as well. “There is no a single media outlet in Armenia, which highlights problems of earthquake zone today, as they consider that the zone is already recovered”,...

"I am not Don Kichot to struggle against the windmills, I struggle for restoration of my constitutional rights" ,- today announced Mesrop Movsesyan, "A1+" TV Company chairman during the seminar on "Mass Media role in Civic Sociaty Development".He thinks that the people are in confusion and through "A1+" TV Channel banning from air the authorities deprived the people of the chance to come out of this...

In spite of the rain and the prohibition by Yerevan City Municipality, on the International Day of Press Freedom the procession by Armenian journalists in speech freedom defence took place.Many representatives of Mass Media walked by the buildings of Justice and Foreign Affairs Ministries as well as several Embassies with the demands on speech freedom. The journalists demanded to declare invalid the...

In the procession on Press Freedom International Day were taking part the representatives of:1."A1+" TV Company, 2. "Noyan Tapan" Agency, 3."Aravot" Daily, 4. "Haykakan Jamanak" Daily, 5. "Iravunk" Weekly, 6. Armenia Helsinki Commitee, 7. Armenia Helsinki Association, 8. "Internews" Social Organization 9. Yerevan Press Club, 10. Press National Club, 11. "The Forth Power" Electronic Newspaper, 12. "The...

Children as well joined in the procession on Press Freedom International Day.-What are you doing here, children?,- a 10-12-year-old boy was asked.-Walking,- answered the boy.-Do you know what you are walking for?,- we asked.-Yeah, for "A1+" TV!,- answered the boy proudly.

During the whole procession journalists were accompanied by the representatives of National Security Bodies. Some of them were recording be cameras, others "provided a rear for the friends" just staying at 25 meters distance. Though they make attempts to be unnoticed, journalists know them well as they meet every time such measures are organized and even miss..."Ayb-Fe" News Agency journalists approached...

Scores of policemen guard the gates of Armenian president's residence. And not only private soldiers or sergeants. There are many captains, officers, majors as well who implicitly obey the orders by a lieutenant - colonel. The latter orders the officers to guard the gates or the letters' office entrance and the nearby gates. After the procession "Ayb-Fe" journalists asked one of the policeman - a major...

On Baghramyan Avenue Karine Khodikyan, TV and Radio National Commission member joined in the procession in defence of "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" TV Channels.

Yerevan City Municipality hadn't licenced either the procession or the meeting. Nevertheless, the journalists decided to celebrate Press Freedom International Day through a procession. It is interesting that there were practically no policemen on the whole way. Several street inspectors neither interfered nor regulated street traffic.It turns out that Law - Enforecement Bodies didn't even try to hamper...

31 DAYS SINCE "A1+" TV CHANNEL HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AIR

Today the world celebrates Press International Day. And journalists of leading Armenian Mass Media as well as representatives of journalism' organizations have decided to celebrate the holiday in their own way - to organize a procession to the president's residence. After a meeting will be held.It is planned to award "Press Enemy" honorary title to president Robert Kocharyan.Never mind he is out of...

National Unity Party head Artashes Geghamyan retreated from the pledge for not taking part in Parliament breathings.2 weeks ago the political team headed by him announced that they won't participate in the breathings untill "A1+" TV Channel is restored. There was a reason for retreating from the pledge: Nagorno Karabagh Republic National Hero, General Samvel Babayan's health has become worse.On May...

As known, David Vardanyan, the Minister for State Property Management is a witness for the criminal case brought against Mushegh Saghatelyan, Penitentiaries' ex-head.Mr. Vardanyan refused to appear before the Court giving the reason he had been too busy. Today Mr. Vardanyan refused to talk about it, even became angry and said:" What you want to speak about has nothing in common with today's topic!....

Trial on Mushegh Saghatelyan's case will be over soon." The Prosecotory had brought an action against me but not to the fact",- reiterated Mushegh Saghatelyan in the Court Hall.Today Advocate Robert Grigoryan while talking to us said many trial norms had been broken. It makes us think that the Prosecutory fights against people instaed of preventing crime It is to be noted that Saghtatelyan pleaded...

"We don't raise the question on authorities change, we don't care who the president will be. There is a much more important problem - "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting!",- says Aram Abrahamyan, "Aravot" Daily Editor-in-Chief."Political parties that hold meetings have their own problems: one of them wants Kocharyan to keep on holding his post, others want Kocharyan to leave in order themselves to fill it....

It is 30 days since "A1+" TV Channel has been banned from air."We will keep on fighting!",- said Mesrop Movsesyan, "A1+" TV Company Chairman in National Press Club."We are expecting for the substantiations by Economic Court. I think we'll laugh at the substantiations thoroughly!"."We will appeal to the Court of Appeal but we know we will be ignored by it, too. If the "brain convolutions" of our officials...

"Information field was splited and journalists regarded it easily. People, be wise!, presidents and officials are transient but you remain!. If it goes on as it does journalists will begin fighting against each other. Their attention is being drawn away from serious problems. Splitting can only be struggled against through honesty. Be honest!",- said Mesrop Movsesyan, "A1+" TV Company Chairman in National...

May 1 is an extraordinary day for women serving their sentences in the penitentiary. Today they were paid the first salary for work in captivity. The money will be transfer to their bank accounts. Women hope this amount will help them when they are released.

Entire world marks Labor and Spring Day. And Armenia celebrates only Spring Day as a dismal number of working people remains in the country at the present time, Communist party leaders said today in their speeches during parade. They used the chance to call for president’s resignation today. We need no such a president, Communist Party Second Secretary Sanatruk Sahakyan said. Communist party is...

In 1889 in Paris the Congress of the Second International decided: the time came the proletariat to be united and fight for its rights, first of all for 8-hour working day. The Congress made a decision to set a special day, when the class of workers all over the world will present authorities its demands. Before that, in 1886, workers’ protest broke out in one of U.S. cities of Chicago. There were...

29 DAYS SINCE "A1+" TV CHANNEL HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AIR

Today the 5-th congress of Union for "Volunteers for Country-Defence" was held. Union Department head General Manvel Grigoryan announced that inspite of mutual distrust display in the union the country-defenders have always been ready to liquidate the danger impending over the country.In her speech Greta Sargsyan, the Union eternal chairman Vazgen Sargsyan' Mother expressed disagreement with the statement...