May 11, 2012
Brief Summary on Pre-election Infractions
The registered infractions are various; mainly there have been reported infractions related with the campaign poster size and location. Alike infractions were committed by the following parties; Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), Rule of Law (Armenia). In Yerevan on the 14-floored residential building there was a Republican Party poster, which occupied 8 floor territory. In Gegharkunik and Armavir regions the pre-election headquarters of Republican Party and Prosperous Armenia Party were in culltural centers, polyclinics, and municipality. In Armavir city …
May 10, 2012
Torture against Helsinki Association Human Rights Defender Arman Veziryan
On April 30th at 18:30 a man around 45 years old hit in the face of Helsinki Association representative Arman Veziryan. The incident took place near one of the houses on Sedrak Sargsyan street, at Shengavit district. On that day Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition party representatives from the candidate Arshak Banuchyan’s election headquarter were dividing agitating leaflets and one of the activists put a leaflet in front of the entrance of a house. At that moment a man of about 45 years came out of the house and started shouting: ”Take this stuff and clear off”. The act…
May 10, 2012
Torture against Helsinki Association Human Rights Defender Arman Veziryan
On April 30th at 18:30 a man around 45 years old hit in the face of Helsinki Association representative Arman Veziryan. The incident took place near one of the houses on Sedrak Sargsyan street, at Shengavit district. On that day Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition party representatives from the candidate Arshak Banuchyan’s election headquarter were dividing agitating leaflets and one of the activists put a leaflet in front of the entrance of a house. At that moment a man of about 45 years came out of the house and started shouting: ”Take this stuff and clear off”. The act…
May 10, 2012
Torture against Helsinki Association Human Rights Defender Arman Veziryan
On April 30th at 18:30 a man around 45 years old hit in the face of Helsinki Association representative Arman Veziryan. The incident took place near one of the houses on Sedrak Sargsyan street, at Shengavit district. On that day Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition party representatives from the candidate Arshak Banuchyan’s election headquarter were dividing agitating leaflets and one of the activists put a leaflet in front of the entrance of a house. At that moment a man of about 45 years came out of the house and started shouting: ”Take this stuff and clear off”. The act…
May 9, 2012
The Authorities Acted the Way they have Anticipated; Mikael Danielyan on the Elections
“The only innovation was that a new trick of electoral fraud was introduced; this was the story of seals. It may be obviously said that the authorities were prepared for these frauds and from my viewpoint they managed to realize everything they anticipated. The numbers and percentages witness about that. Definitely the authorities imagined that they did not have vote of confidence among the nation; that was the reason they were getting prepared. I do not wish to say which powers had vote of confidence, but the authorities did not have it for sure,”- said Mikael Danielyan. &nbs…
May 9, 2012
The Authorities Acted the Way they have Anticipated; Mikael Danielyan on the Elections
“The only innovation was that a new trick of electoral fraud was introduced; this was the story of seals. It may be obviously said that the authorities were prepared for these frauds and from my viewpoint they managed to realize everything they anticipated. The numbers and percentages witness about that. Definitely the authorities imagined that they did not have vote of confidence among the nation; that was the reason they were getting prepared. I do not wish to say which powers had vote of confidence, but the authorities did not have it for sure,”- said Mikael Danielyan. &nbs…
May 9, 2012
The Authorities Acted the Way they have Anticipated; Mikael Danielyan on the Elections
“The only innovation was that a new trick of electoral fraud was introduced; this was the story of seals. It may be obviously said that the authorities were prepared for these frauds and from my viewpoint they managed to realize everything they anticipated. The numbers and percentages witness about that. Definitely the authorities imagined that they did not have vote of confidence among the nation; that was the reason they were getting prepared. I do not wish to say which powers had vote of confidence, but the authorities did not have it for sure,”- said Mikael Danielyan. &nbs…
May 8, 2012
RA May 2012 parliamentary elections
Helsinki Association representatives’ video shots of RA parliamentary elections May 6, 2012. RA citizens are brought to the polling stations and accompanied back to their houses by mini-buses. In the electoral district the National Assembly candidate’s poster is not yet removed on the day of election. There are gatherings at various polling stations.
May 8, 2012
RA May 2012 parliamentary elections
Helsinki Association representatives’ video shots of RA parliamentary elections May 6, 2012. RA citizens are brought to the polling stations and accompanied back to their houses by mini-buses. In the electoral district the National Assembly candidate’s poster is not yet removed on the day of election. There are gatherings at various polling stations.