Jailed Armenian opposition official goes on hunger strike

Jailed Armenian opposition official goes on hunger strike

Noyan Tapan news agency
26 Apr 04

YEREVAN

Aramazd Zakaryan, member of the political board of the Anrapetutyun
[Republic] Party, who is being held in Nubarashen prison, went on an
open-ended hunger strike on 24 April.

Zakaryan believes that his arrest and accusations levelled at him are
political persecution, the party’s press service told Noyan Tapan news
agency.