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PFA Watch List brings to public’s attention controversial legislative initiatives, government decisions, legal proceedings, and behavior of public officials with implications for developmental policy design and implementation in Armenia. PFA’s commentary will be limited only to how these controversial actions are likely to impact the policy design and conduct. This tool is intended to generate awareness to help formulate alternative views and shape public opinion.


Associated Press - Hundreds of troops flooded Armenia's capital today to enforce a state of emergency after clashes between opposition activists protesting against election results and government forces left eight people dead and more than 100 injured.

The bloodshed was the worst political crisis to hit the strategically located, volatile former Soviet nation in nearly a decade. An envoy of Europe's leading security body rushed to Armenia to mediate the conflict. The United States urged both sides to exercise restraint.

President Robert Kocharian declared the 20 day state of emergency last night following a day of clashes between government forces and demonstrators protesting against alleged fraud in the February 19 presidential election.

Police used tear gas and fired in the air to disperse thousands of opposition demonstrators yesterday afternoon, after breaking up an opposition tent camp earlier in the day. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Mar 03, 2008 11:27AM Add Comment

PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Constitutional Court has pinned the suits brought in by Tigran Karapetyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan on February 27 and February 29 respectively. The hearing on appeal of the presidential election outcomes is due on March 2, the CC press division reported.

The decision on disputes over the presidential election results is to be taken within 2 days.

According to the RA CEC, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was elected President of Armenia with 52,82 per cent of votes. Levon Ter-Petrosyan came second with 21,5 per cent. Tigran Karapetyan was backed by 0,6 per cent of votes.

Posted By: PFA Team on Mar 03, 2008 11:20AM Add Comment

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Yerevan, Armenia — Armenian police early Saturday morning forcefully dispersed a demonstration by several hundred opposition supporters who had camped out in the capital for more than a week to protest the results of presidential elections.

The police moved in before 7 a.m. and began forcing protesters onto buses. A few clashes broke out on the central Yerevan square.

The Armenian Health Ministry said 31 people, including six policemen, had sought treatment for injuries in the clash; it said 10 people were hospitalized, but did not state the severity of their injuries nor how many of them were police.

The opposition has protested the results of the Feb. 19 presidential election results and tried to force a new vote. Rallies daily have drawn tens of thousands of people; a few hundred remained at the square each night in tents. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Mar 01, 2008 10:44AM Add Comment

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian police early Saturday morning forcefully dispersed a demonstration by several hundred opposition supporters who had camped out in the capital for more than a week to protest the results of presidential elections.

The police moved in before 7 a.m. and began forcing protesters onto buses. A few clashes broke out on the central Yerevan square.

The Armenian Health Ministry said 31 people, including six policemen, had sought treatment for injuries in the clash; it said 10 people were hospitalized, but did not state the severity of their injuries nor how many of them were police.

The opposition has protested the results of the Feb. 19 presidential election results and tried to force a new vote. Rallies daily have drawn tens of thousands of people; a few hundred remained at the square each night in tents. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Mar 01, 2008 10:44AM Add Comment

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian police early Saturday morning forcefully dispersed a demonstration by several hundred opposition supporters who had camped out in the capital for more than a week to protest the results of presidential elections.

The police moved in before 7 a.m. and began forcing protesters onto buses. A few clashes broke out on the central Yerevan square.

The Armenian Health Ministry said 31 people, including six policemen, had sought treatment for injuries in the clash; it said 10 people were hospitalized, but did not state the severity of their injuries nor how many of them were police.

The opposition has protested the results of the Feb. 19 presidential election results and tried to force a new vote. Rallies daily have drawn tens of thousands of people; a few hundred remained at the square each night in tents. More...

Posted By: PFA Armenia on Mar 01, 2008 10:43AM Add Comment

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today.

"I urge the authorities to use maximum restraint. I am troubled that there are reports of casualties. I urge the authorities to release those detained, and I again call on the government and the opposition to engage in dialogue," the Minister said.

In meetings with Armenian officials in Yerevan on 26 February, the Minister had said the OSCE was ready to continue helping the country as it attempts to consolidate its democracy and address shortcomings noted by OSCE and other observers during the 19 February presidential election process.

"The OSCE considers dialogue central to stability. More...

Posted By: PFA Ream on Mar 01, 2008 10:36AM Add Comment

Assailants Target Opposition Activists, Observers and Journalists
(New York, February 22, 2008) – The Armenian government should investigate alleged assaults on election observers and journalists that marred the presidential election on February 19, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. According to victim testimonies taken by Human Rights Watch, assailants beat and threatened opposition party activists, domestic observers, and journalists who attempted to document election fraud at polling stations during the presidential vote.

“These election-day attacks targeted the very people trying to ensure the integrity of Armenia’s vote,” said Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The Armenian government should carry out independent and speedy investigations to ensure justice is served and to send the message that intimidation won’t be tolerated. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Feb 22, 2008 10:02AM Add Comment

A leading international human rights organization urged the authorities in Yerevan on Friday to investigate beatings of opposition activists and journalists reported during Armenia’s presidential election.

“These election-day attacks targeted the very people trying to ensure the integrity of Armenia’s vote,” Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a statement. “The Armenian government should carry out independent and speedy investigations to ensure justice is served and to send the message that intimidation won’t be tolerated.”

The statement detailed nine concrete cases of proxies of opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian, two opposition parliamentarians and at least three journalists who claimed to have been assaulted by government loyalists in and outside polling stations. The Ter-Petrosian campaign reported dozens of such assaults on voting day. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Feb 22, 2008 09:58AM Add Comment

The situation in Yerevan is very tense. Please, stay tuned to Radio PFA for election coverage at www.pf-armenia.org.

Posted By: PFA Team on Feb 21, 2008 09:52AM Add Comment

Yerevan – APA. Supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan started sitting strike in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. APA reports quoting Novosti-Armenia that the protesters do not intend to leave the square.

Leader of Impeachment bloc, editor-in-chief of “Haykakan jamanak” newspaper Nikol Pashinian said Freedom square became the centre of the national protest. He announced that they intend to picket, rally and will siege some buildings if necessary.

Pashinian said the action will be peaceful until all legal means are over. He noted that there are a lot of young people among the protesters.
“It means that we are ready for any scenario of events,” he said.

Chairman of Armenian National Movement Ararat Zurabyan said they will continue peaceful actions.
“The only legal authority in Armenia is Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who was elected by the people,” he said.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan also welcomed his supporters. More...

Posted By: PFA Team on Feb 21, 2008 09:37AM Add Comment

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