Author: Kalantarian Kevo

Shirak Region lawyers ready to help relatives of slain Gyumri family

10:47, 27.01.2015

The attorneys of Armenia’s Shirak Region stand ready to provide free
legal assistance to the relatives of the Avetisyan family members, who
were brutally killed recently in Gyumri city, and to act as their
representative, lawyer Hayk Harutyunyan wrote on his Facebook account.

“If need be, we are ready to get involved with all 30 attorneys, and
provide assistance,” Harutyunyan specifically wrote.

The Avetisyan family relatives had told Armenian News-NEWS.am that
they need legal and psychological assistance, and they also want for
their safety to be ensured.

Within the framework of the criminal case that has been filed into
this brutal murder, the slain Avetisyan family members have been
recognized as victims, but the case still does not have the legal
successors of these victims; for that reason, the aforesaid relatives
need to petition to the investigator.

As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family–including a
two-year-old girl–were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby was wounded
in their house in Gyumri on January 12; but the baby boy died in
hospital on January 19.

Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in
the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was apprehended by
the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border on the same
night, he was arrested on January 14, and he is held in custody at the
Russian military base.

The soldier is charged under Russian law, with “the murder of more
than two people” and “desertion with a service weapon.” And on January
21, the Investigative Committee of Armenia also filed a criminal
charge against Permyakov, and with “premeditated murder of two or more
persons.” The Russian soldier has accepted the charge.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

Shirkhanyan connects tension with the 100th anniversary of Genocide

14:10 | January 27,2015 | Politics

“The biggest achievement of independent Armenia is our army,”- ahead
of the 23rdanniversary of Armed Forced notes Vahan Shirkhanyan, RA
state defense committee president during 1991-1992.

He thinks that today Armenian army fully ensures the security of the
country and we can be peaceful for the future.

Mr. Shirkhanyan connects tension on the border with the 100th
anniversary of Armenian Genocide, “External powers have a big role.
The 100th anniversary of the Genocide and Armenia’s membership in the
EEU are beneficial neither for Azerbaijan nor for Turkey.”

Mr. Shirkhanyan doesn’t exclude a new war scenario but he thinks that
we haven’t used the most important weapon, “Our power is in our unity
and the rival knows it. We must prove that if they try to start a war,
they will lose.”

Prisoner Starts a Hunger Strike: No Doctors in Vanadzor Prison, Says
Prisoner’s Mother

01.27.2015 15:06 epress.am

Prisoner Armen Hakobyan has announced an indefinite hunger strike at
the Vanadzor prison, said the prisoner’s mother Lusabek Hakobyan to
Epress.am. The reason behind the hunger strike, is because Hakobyan is
suffering from meningoencephalitis which he obtained in prison.
According to Hakobyan’s mother, they conducted surgery on him,
however, hey transferred him back to the Vanadzor prison before the
treatment was complete. “The thing is that the Vanadzor Penitentiary
Facility does not have doctors, it only has paramedics,” said
Hakobyan.

The prisoner has a doctor in Yerevan, however, the latter refuses to
go to Vanadzor so frequently to inspect the patient. After having a
surgery on his head, Hakobyan has to submit various blood samples and
has to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging, which technically is
impossible in the Vanadzor prison.

The RA Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Department`s Public relations
division head Gor Ghlechyan told Epress.am that Armen Hakobyan
underwent surgery and was under the doctors’ supervision for a long
time. However, based on the information about his condition, the
commission decided that he could continue his treatment with
medication in prison.

Armenia’s EEU membership to open up new opportunities for
Yerevan-Tehran relations – Iran’s FM

YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union (EEU) will create good chances for further development
of relations between Yerevan and Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister
Mohammad Javad Zarif said today in Yerevan.

Iran is willing to develop its relations with Armenia in every
possible field, and one of the opportunities is the EEU, Zarif said at
a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward
Nalbandyan on Tuesday, according to Novosti-Armenia.

The minister also said trilateral cooperation has been already
established, involving Armenia, Iran and Russia, in communications
sector.

Armenia’s FM Edward Nalbandyan, in his turn, said his country has
recently become an EEU member and is currently looking into new
opportunities for cooperation with both EEU-member and neighboring
countries, including Iran.

Armenia became a full-fledged EEU member on January 2, 2015. -0–

ARMENIE
Controverse sur le droit fiscal en Arménie

Un groupe de petits commerçants s’est rassemblé près du btiment du
gouvernement pour reprendre leurs protestations contre la prochaine
exécution d’une loi fiscale controversée qu’ils disent est contre
leurs intérêts.

La loi qui prévoit la réduction de la taxe sur les ventes pour les
petites entreprises de 3,5 à 1 pour cent, mais implique des règles
plus strictes pour la soumission de la documentation relatives aux
ventes aux autorités fiscales devait à l’origine entrer en vigueur le
1er Novembre 2014.

Cependant, après une série de manifestations organisées par les
propriétaires de petites entreprises, y compris des centaines de
travailleurs des foires d’Erevan, le gouvernement a décidé de reporter
l’application de la loi jusqu’au 1er Février 2015.

Les petits commerçants affirment qu’ils veulent continuer à travailler
selon les règles actuelles alors que le gouvernement insiste sur le
fait que la nouvelle loi sera bénéfique pour les petites entreprises.

Ils affirment également que la loi utilise les petites entreprises
comme un outil dans la lutte du gouvernement contre l’évasion fiscale
par les grandes entreprises – une pratique inacceptable, à leur avis.

En vertu des nouveaux changements, les autorités fiscales doivent
mettre en garde une petite entreprise la première fois si elle omet de
présenter les documents relatifs à ses ventes ; la deuxième fois la
société sera sanctionnée d’une mande de 20 000 drams (plus de 40 $),
la troisième fois l’amende sera égal à cinq pour cent de la taxe des
ventes de l’entreprise.

mardi 27 janvier 2015,
Stéphane (c)armenews.com

ARMENIE
La FRA Dachnaktsoutioun se dote d’un nouveau bureau mondial

Le 32e Congrès mondial de la Fédération révolutionnaire arménienne
(FRA Dachnaktsoutioun) s’est conclu samedi 24 janvier avec l’élection
de son nouveau Bureau. Le Congrès mondial avait débuté le 16 janvier,
en presence de délégués venus de toutes les régions du pays et du
monde où le parti plus que centenaire est présent ; des personnalités,
invitées par les différentes régions et par le Bureau sortant,
assistaient également aux débats. Le Congrès a présenté un rapport
d’activités de la dernière mandature du Bureau de la FRA, et a
également mis l’accent sur les priorités-politiques et stratégiques-
du prochain Bureau.

La situation intérieure de l’Arménie, mais aussi les défis de la
politique étrangère, ont été au centre des preoccupations du Congrès.
Avant de se séparer, les délégués ont élu un nouveau Bureau qui
dirigera la FRA D dans les 4 prochaines années. Le nouveau Bureau est
composé de Vigen Baghoumian (Iran), Dr. Viken Yacoubian (USA Côte
Ouest), Hagop Khatcherian (Liban), Hrant Markarian (Arménie), Giro
Manoyan (Arménie), Khatchig Mouradian (USA Côte Est), Benyamin
Bdjakchian (Liban), Hagop Der-Khatchadourian (Canada), Armen
Roustamian (Arménie), Spartak Seyranian (Arménie) et Mourad Papazian
(France). En session plénière, le Bureau a réélu H.Markarian à la
présidence et A. Roustamian au poste de représentant politique.

mardi 27 janvier 2015,
Gari (c)armenews.com

PRESS RELEASE – Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (+961- 4) 410001, 410003
Fax: (+961- 4) 419724
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Web:
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Antelias-Lebanon

His Holiness Aram I joins the opening prayers of the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity

Antelias – 19 January 2015. On Sunday 18 January the opening service of
the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at the Syriac Orthodox
Church in Beirut. His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Archbishop Shahe
Panossian, Prelate of Lebanon, and other members of the brotherhood,
attended the service.

The Catholicosate of Cilicia announces the forthcoming ceremony of the
blessing of the Holy Muron (Chrism) by His Holiness Aram I to be held
on:

Saturday 18 July 2015 in the evening

At the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral

In Antelias Lebanon

His Holiness Aram I leaves for Armenia

Antelias – 24 January 2014. On Saturday, His Holiness Aram I left for
Armenia. During his stay in St. Etchmiadzin, he will take part in two
meetings. He will join the meeting of the Executive Group of the 100th
Anniversary Commemorations Committee of the Genocide, and, he will
co-chair the meeting of the committee dealing with the canonization of
the Genocide Martyrs with His Holiness Karekin II.

His Holiness Aram I reassures Armenians in Syria of his continuing
prayers and support

Antelias – 22 January 2015. On Thursday his Holiness Aram I met with
the two Armenian Primates in Syria, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, from
the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Archbishop Bedros Miriatian, from the
Armenian Catholic Church. They briefed the Catholicos on their joint
activities in responding to the material needs of the Armenian community
and discussed their concerns.

After hearing their reports, His Holiness thanked them and expressed his
appreciation for their efforts in gathering the community around their
churches and providing spiritual and humanitarian support. He also asked
them to transmit his blessings to the members of the Committee assisting
them. He then suggested that they keep the wider Armenian community
informed of their humanitarian activities, whenever possible, and spoke
of the historical importance of the presence of Armenians in Syria,
promising the support of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in its revival and
reorganization.

His Holiness Aram I and the Maronite Patriarch Boutros Rai meet

20 January 2015. On Monday, Catholicos Aram I and Patriarch Rai held a
private meeting, and discussed the delayed presidential elections in
Lebanon. They called upon all parties to overcome their differences and
hold immediate elections.

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Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
PO Box : 70 317 Antelias – LEBANON
Tel: (+961-4) 410 001 / 3
Fax: (+961-4) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]

PIDEN SUSPENDER “LAS MIL Y UNA NOCHES”

Asteriscos, Argentina
26 de enero de 2015

Lo solicitan integrantes de la comunidad armenia. La telenovela es de
origen turco y este año se cumple el centenario del genocidio armenio

La emision de la exitosa telenovela “Las Mil y Una Noches” por El
Trece genero una polemica de proporciones al quedar en medio de una
campaña de firmas dirigida a Adrian Suar y Canal Trece, para pedir
que levanten su emision.

La novela de origen turco data del 2006 y se emite en Argentina y
Uruguay en este 2015, justamente el año en que la comunidad armenia
conmemora el centenario del Genocidio Armenio perpetrado por el Estado
Turco, donde perdieron la vida 1.500.000 de armenios.

Sus sobrevivientes se expresan en las redes sociales y otros ambitos,
y han comenzado una campaña para que El Trece suspenda la emision,
sosteniendo que hiere a la comunidad armenia.

Dicen que en un país donde se ha reconocido el Genocidio Armenio se
acepte la emision de esta novela que, sostienen, es “producto del
lobby que Turquía esta realizando para desacreditar la conmemoracion
del centenario del Genocidio Armenio”.

El proximo 24 de abril de 2015 se cumplen 100 años del Genocidio contra
los Armenios, perpetrado por el estado turco, en el cual 1.500.000
de armenios fueron masacrados, torturados, sus mujeres violadas y
sus niños asesinados.

MADAME CLOONEY A STRASBOURG MERCREDI

DNA – Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, France
26 janv 2015

L’avocate internationale Amal Alamuddin, qui a epouse l’acteur George
Clooney en septembre dernier, sera a Strasbourg mercredi matin pour
defendre l’Armenie devant la Cour europeenne des droits de l’homme.

L’avocate internationale Amal Alamuddin, qui a epouse l’acteur George
Clooney en septembre dernier, sera a Strasbourg mercredi matin pour
defendre l’Armenie devant la Cour europeenne des droits de l’homme.

Sa venue etait attendue depuis que le gouvernement armenien l’a
choisie, en decembre, pour faire partie de ses avocats dans une
affaire concernant la negation du genocide armenien (DNA du 3 janvier).

La Cour europeenne des droits de l’homme vient de nous confirmer
qu’Amal Clooney etait bien inscrite sur la liste des juristes qui
prendront la parole pendant l’audience >
ce mercredi matin.

Amal Alamuddin a deja notamment defendu Ioulia Timochenko et Julian
Assange.

La Suisse va tenter mercredi de convaincre la justice europeenne du
bien-fonde de la condamnation d’un homme niant le genocide armenien,
dans un contexte de vifs debats dans le monde autour des limites de
la liberte d’expression.

Il s’agit du reexamen d’une affaire deja tranchee en 2013 par la Cour
europeenne des droits de l’Homme (CEDH) : elle avait alors estime
que la justice suisse avait viole la liberte d’expression de Dogu
Perincek, un homme politique turc, en le condamnant en 2007 a une
amende pour discrimination raciale.

La justice helvetique avait sanctionne des propos tenus lors de
conferences en Suisse en 2005. Le requerant y avait qualifie de
l’idee d’un genocide armenien et avait
soutenu, a propos des massacres et deportations d’Armeniens en 1915,
que l’Empire ottoman n’avait pas eu de volonte genocidaire. Mais pour
les juges de Strasbourg, les motifs avances par les autorites suisses
pour justifier cette condamnation penale etaient ,
selon l’arret de chambre rendu par la CEDH en decembre 2013.

La Cour, avaient-ils rappele, n’interdit pas de poser des limites a
la liberte d’expression, mais elles doivent etre solidement justifiees.

Dans le cas d’espèce, la Suisse a depasse sa marge d’appreciation
necessairement reduite, , selon la CEDH.

Après cet arret, la Suisse avait demande et obtenu un nouvel examen
de l’affaire. L’audience de mercredi va ainsi permettre aux juges
de la Grande chambre de la CEDH d’entendre une nouvelle fois les
arguments des uns et des autres, dont la Turquie et l’Armenie, tiers
intervenants dans la procedure.

ARMENIAN INVESTIGATORS TO CHECK IF PERMYAKOV HAD ACCOMPLICES

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 26 2015

26 January 2015 – 4:26pm

Armenian Deputy Police Chief Unan Pogosyan said that investigators
will check if Russian soldier Valery Permyakov had any accomplices
in his murder plot, Interfax reports.

Valery Permyakov murdered an Armenian family of six, including
their two-year-old child, in Gyumri on January 12. 6-month-old Sergey
Avetisyan was hospitalized with stab wounds. Despite doctors’ efforts,
he died in hospital on January 19.

Permyakov has already admitted responsibility for the murder.