Today, 830 people, gone through 1915 Genocide, live in Armenia. In 1995 they were 4600… From year to year their number is dwindling. Those underwent the horror of April 24 have to suffer years of hardship, as Armenian government doesn’t provide any support to them. In 1995, according to the edict of the then president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the citizens born in Western Armenia before 1915, had been given some advantages, which are free using...

22 DAYS SINCE A1+ TV COMPANY HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AIR

21 DAYS SINCE A1+ TV COMPANY HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AIR

Today Albert Bazeyan, the head of Republic Party Political Council sent a happy birthday postcard to Mesrop Movsesyan, the chairman of "A1+" TV Company and "Ayb - Fe" News Agency staff on the 5 th anniversary of "Ayb - Fe" News Agency."A1+" TV Channel can be broadcasted only in a democratic country. In spite of the illegal actions of the regime in an agony, we are sure that the staff will improve its...

The number of those that congratulated "Ayb - Fe" on its 5 th anniversary reduced. Particullary, every year on 21 st the April - the "Ayb - Fe" News Agency "birthday" and 26 th the August - the "A1+" TV esablishment Day Orinats Yerkir Party was always in a hurry to congratulate us.After "A1+" TV had been banned from air they forgot even to send a happy birthday postcard to their "favourite news service".

Newly- established "ALM" TV was one of those that were recording the trial on "A1+" TV Company. The TV Channel is not broadcasted yet but sends journalists groups everywhere to elucidate any kind of measures. It 's quite normal as they are getting ready for being broadcasted.But there were 2 cameras from "ALM" TV in the Court Hall. Usually several cameras are being sent for recording a program or a...

"A1+" TV Company thanks "Aravot" Daily for giving "Ayb - Fe" News Agency journalists a chance to publish their articles on the occasion of "Ayb - Fe" News Agency 5 th anniversary. "Ayb - Fe" News Agency journalists' articles in "Aravot" Daily you may find as well on the Daily Web Site. www.aravot.am

Today the Economic Court at last began studying "A1+" TV claim against TV and Radio National Commission. During the first 10 minutes of the trial judge Nakhshun Tavaratsyan ignored 2 solicitations by "A1+" TV which were for "A1+" TV Channel restoring before the trial.What is for the claim "A1+" TV Company representatives substantiated TV and Radio National Commission had carried out the frequencies...

Dear Mr. MovsesyanWhole - heartedly I congratulate "Ayb-Fe" News Service of "A1+" TV Channel on its 5 th anniversary. I am sure that temporary difficulties won't drive You to despair but will have a strengthening influence. I ask You to convey my kindest wishes to the News Service staff. With assurance of seeing Your TV Company resumed soonFrom Tigran NaghdalyanThe Chairman of Armenia Public TV and Radio Company Council

About 40 trolleybuses havn't been functioning for the second day in Yerevan. Electrotransport drivers complain with the situation in the system. They are as well not pleased with unreal demands that are put against them.According to the laws in force in trolleybuses depot, one driver is to pay the Governing Body 9.000 drams out of the 5 routes made daily. The drivers complain with the sum to be paid...

Some political forces prepared a surprise for jazz fans. The final part of jazz-festival, traditionally performed in Aragast Café, has been accompanied with protest action. Protesters tried to remind jazz fans about the tragedy occurred in this café last year September, when Poghos Poghosyan was slain by the Armenian president’s bodyguard. About 150 people participated in the action....

"Armenia was recognized as a country possessing partially free Media". This statement was made in Press Freedom Survey 2002 annual report published by the American Freedom House Legal Defense Organization.Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldavia from CIS are included in the list of the countries having " partially free Media". Azerbayjan, Byelorussia and Middle East countries were considered as countries...

Defendant Musheg Saghatelyan, the former Chief of Prisons' Administrative Department said today in court that Armenian President Robert Kocharyan had placed Interior Minister Haik Harutyunyan in a dilemma saying either latter will remove Saghatelyan from position or he will be debarred from dealing with October 27 terrorist action case. Defendant said he has been told about this personally by Haik...

Armenian research workers gathered today by the Building of the National Academy of Science demanding their salaries for 5 to 9 months. They are concerned about the attitude of the President of the Academy, Fadey Sargssyan. The fact is that only the staff of the Academy has no unpaid salaries. There were demand to establish science funding new system on the meeting. Some of protesters called for Sargssyan’s resignation. Latter’s attitude is...

20 DAYS SINCE A1+ TV COMPANY HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AIR

Recently state officials keep all the time, be it on the occasion or without any occasion, announcing that A1+ didn't receive a broadcast license within the limits of the law and that the commission's decision was legal. This can be viewed as pressure put on the court. Eventually, if one of the sides states that the decission was made through breach of several clauses of the law, then let the court...

Public Organization for Defense of Liberated Territories convened a round table Friday to discuss the rights of persons, who deported from Armenian regions of Artsakh and Nakhichevan, annexed by Azerbaijan. 30 representatives of organizations, engaged in human rights and refugee-related problems, as well as public activists and Members of Parliament gathered around the table. They issued a statement...

Today the meeting in defence of speech freedom took place. Though it was raining 7.000 - 10.000 people according to different accounts took part in the meeting. At the begining of the meeting it was announced that 2 buses from Abovyan City had been stopped. "People are being prevented from moving to the Capital city. The Authorities try to create separation among people, weaken the powers. But we won't...

The Justice system of Armenia has become ordeal for the people assembled at president Robert Kocharyan's residence. As one of them said, her son had been imprisoned for 4 years by the imputation of a homicide. The mother asserts that the Public Prosecutory from 1996 to 1999 tried to impute the crime made in the Army to about 20 servicemen. The 20 ones had been acquited. The Prosecutory had been interested...

As Media Max Agency released, Pyatigorsk' Armenian Community Council at night held an out of turn meeting on Skin-Heads' possible attacks on the Armenian residents.As today Media Max Agency has been informed in "Erkramas" Armenian Newspaper editorial office, the Armenian Youth began assembling in Pyatigorsk districts resided by the Armenian.According to some news, on 18 th the April in Pyatigorsk Park...

Yesterday "ArmenTel" JV delegation headed by Executive Vice-Director Georgis Vasilakis was the guest of Parliament Commission on Studying Government Activity in the Communication Field. The main document to be studied was Interdepartmental Commission report. According to the document content, "ArmenTel" JV exaggerated the made investments figure by $ 75,7mln. But Mr. Vasilakis refused to comment on...

Today an unpleasant incident happened with Hovhannes Varyan, the Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs near the building of General Prosecutor.Arsen Begoyan, Armenia General Prosecutor advocate for the most important cases tried to park in banned zone behind the Office of Prosecutory. State Auto Department policeman forbade the advocate to break the order and asked him to drive the car out of the banned...

To Mr. Dryukov, Russian Ambassador of Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to ArmeniaOpen letterDear Mr. AmbassadorYesterday a videotape was on Russian ORT TV Channel air which was about Armenian graves barbarious destruction in Russia Krasnodar Province by 12-17 year-old teenagers.The staffs of "Alfa-L" Producing Center, Radio Alfa and FM 107 Radio Stations express their resentment on the above-mentioned....

Today the trial on case for Mushegh Saghatelyan, the former head of Penitentiaries Department went on. Hovhannes Aghiaryan, regarded as a victim by the Colonels' matter, announced that he had been beaten but didn't remember whom by. He didn't remember either Mushegh Saghatelyan.The victim also noted that he hadn't been treated so badly because Artsrun Margaryan, the Commander of Inner Forces had been...