Author: Kalantarian Kevo

PROCES DES AVOCATS D’ORIGINE KURDE A ISTANBUL
Jean Eckian

armenews.com
lundi 16 juillet 2012

Lundi 16 juillet 2012, s’ouvrira devant la 6ème chambre de la Cour
d’Assise d’Istanbul, le procès de 41 avocats turcs, d’origine kurde,
membres notamment des barreaux d’Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Van, Kars,
Ardahan, Batman, poursuivis pour ” appartenance a une organisation
terroriste ” en raison de la defense qu’ils ont assuree du leader
du PKK Abdullah Ocalan. Trente-six d’entre eux sont en detention
preventive depuis le 21 novembre 2011 et dans l’incapacite d’exercer
leur profession et la defense de leurs clients depuis plus de sept
mois. Dans une resolution en date du 6 decembre 2011, le conseil de
l’ordre des avocats de Paris avait exprime sa profonde preoccupation
concernant la situation de ses confrères incarceres et appele les
autorites turques a garantir, en toutes circonstances, l’independance
et la liberte des Avocats.

A l’occasion de l’ouverture de ce procès, les avocats de France et
d’Europe se sont massivement mobilises pour denoncer les poursuites
diriges contre leur confrères turcs, d’origine kurde.

Le Barreau de Paris, sous la presidence de son Bâtonnier, Madame
Christiane Feral Schuhl, enverra une delegation, conduite par Me
Marie-Alix Canu Bernard, membre du conseil de l’ordre et Me Alexandre
Couyoumdjian, president de l’AFAJA, pour exprimer a nouveau sa
solidarite avec ses confrères en detention et rappeler aux autorites
turques que ” les avocats ne doivent pas etre assimiles a leurs clients
ou a la cause de leur clients du fait de l’exercice de leurs fonctions
“.

Seront egalement presents a cette audience, pour exprimer cette meme
solidarite, des representants des Barreaux de Montpellier, Rennes,
Grenoble et du Conseil National des Barreaux, ainsi que le Barreau de
Bruxelles, Suisse, Grande Bretagne et des Pays-Bas, l’Association des
Avocats Democrates (AED), la FIDH, Avocats sans frontière – Suède et
l’International Bar Association.

Paris le 16 juillet 2012.

TOURNAMENT DEDICATED TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NKR INDEPENDENCE

Panorama.am
13/07/2012

A chess tournament dedicated to the 20th anniversary of NKR
independence finished in Yerevan. IM Karen H. Grigoryan scored 6 points
out of 9 and took first place. Grigor Dilanyan was half a point behind
the winner. Tigran S. Petrosyan scored 5 points and took third place
in tiebreak game, armchess.am reported.

THE VISA TO TANZANIA FOR KARABAKH CITIZENS COSTS 50 DOLLARS

ARMENPRESS
13 July, 2012
YEREVAN

Yerevan, July 12, Armenpress: The Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
is marked as a separate state in the website of the Home Affairs
Ministry of the United Republic of Tanzania. As reports Armenpress,
citing the website of the Home Affairs Ministry of Tanzania, Nagorno
Karabakh is in the list of the countries the citizens of which should
obtain an entry visa to Tanzania.

To get a visa to Tanzania the citizens of Nagorno Karabakh have to
pay 50 dollars, while the citizens of Pakistan, the United States
and Ireland are relatively in an unfavorable condition in this
sense. They have to pay, accordingly, 200 and 100 dollars for the
entry to Tanzania.

18 ARMENIAN LAWMAKERS JOINED INITIATIVE ON EXTRAORDINARY SITTING

NEWS.AM
July 13, 2012 | 15:06

YEREVAN.- Up to now eighteen Armenian lawmakers have joined the
initiative demanding an extraordinary parliament sitting to discuss
the Harsnaqar Restaurant incident which claimed the life of a military
doctor.

Among those who signed the imitative are several members of the
opposition Armenian National Congress bloc, Heritage party, ARF
Dashnaktsutyun, fife members of the Prosperous Armenia Party.

The protest action demanding extraordinary sitting is being held in
Yerevan near the building of the National Assembly. The protestors
are carrying posters with inscriptions “We demand an extraordinary
parliament sitting”, “Ruben Hayrapetyan – murderer, wanted” and others.

Forty-four signatures must be collected and presented to the Parliament
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in 24 hours. Right after that the speaker
must process the application.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at
Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar restaurant on June 17, where
several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan,
Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten
by the security personnel. Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

The restaurant’s owner is a businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who is an
influential figure, ruling Republican Party of Armenia former MP,
who resigned after the scandal, but remained president of Football
Federation of Armenia.

PROTEST ACTION NEAR ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT, PROTESTERS DEMAND EXTRAORDINARY SITTING

NEWS.AM
July 13, 2012 | 14:03

YEREVAN.- The movement calling for punishment of all responsible
for the Harsnaqar Restaurant incident held a protest action near
the Armenian parliament on Friday demanding that an extraordinary
parliament sitting should be convened.

The participants welcome the initiative introduced by four
extra-coalition parties and call on MPs to join the demand.

Those who will not sign the document will contribute to closing of
the Harsnaqar case and will help Ruben Hayrapetyan to preserve his
parliamentary seat and immunity, they said.

Member of Heritage Party Ruben Hakobyan told reporters his party
was one of the co-authors of the initiative. He assured all Heritage
members will sign the document.

Hakobyan also informed of consultations held jointly with the
opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).

ANC must collect 44 signatures and present the form to the Parliament
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in 24 hours. Right after that the speaker
must process the application.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at
Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar restaurant on June 17, where
several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan,
Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten
by the security personnel. Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

The restaurant’s owner is a businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who is an
influential figure, ruling Republican Party of Armenia former MP,
who resigned after the scandal, but remained president of Football
Federation of Armenia.

VISIT OF A GROUP OF ISRAELI WOMEN TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CLOUDS IDYLLIC ISRAELI-AZERI RELATIONS

arminfo
Friday, July 13, 13:09

The visit of a group of Israeli women to Nagorno-Karabakh has clouded
idyllic Israeli-Azeri relations.

Yedioth Ahronoth reports that the visit has angered the Azeri
authorities, who have even sent a note of protest to the Israeli
Ambassador to Baku.

Last weeks a group of Israeli women went to Nagorno-Karabakh by
jeeps adorned with Armenian and Israeli flags. The Azeri special
services are claiming explanations from the organizer of the tour,
Magma Challenge travel agency.

IzRus specifies that the company’s name is Magma-Travel in the World
LTD, while Magma Challenge is an extreme tourism project for women.

HRAPARAK: KARABAKH CANNOT BE RETURNED TO AZERBAIJAN

Panorama.am
13/07/2012

Hraparak reports that Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the
Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of Russia, delivered
a rather interesting message during a dinner in her honor at Old
Erivan restaurant. “Everyone in the world understands that Karabakh
cannot be returned to Azerbaijan but today there are no figures in
Azerbaijan who are able to announce it.”

“Clearly, this idea of one of the key actors of “Putin dynasty” gains
new meaning in terms of Russia’s attitude to Armenia in the context
of OSCE Secretary General’s and OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ regional
visits. In all probability Russia realizes that with increase in gas
price and “inventory” of airport, it is necessary to gain Armenia’s
favor because at any moment the status quo may change in the region
not in favor of Russia,” the paper comments.

THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY WERE AWARDED “ANAHIT” PRIZE

ARMENPRESS
13 July, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS: On July 12 some prizes were awarded in
the framework of “Armenian national film academy” and “Golden Apricot”
Yerevan international 9th film festival. The academy director David
Muradyan informed Armenpress during the press conference, that it was
not surprising , that the first “Anahit” should be given to Armenian
national artist, Armenian famed actor Sos Sargsyan, meanwhile he was
not able to be present and receive the prize himself, because of his
health problems.

Second “Anahit” was awarded to Stepan Andranikyan, a cinematograph ,
painter of “The Color of Pomegranate”, “Heghnar Aghbyur”, “Tzhvzhik”
films. “I am surprised and happy, that I managed to live till today. I
am surprised and proud “- said the 85-year-old award-winning.

Third owner of “Anahit” was Tigran Mansuryan, whose music written
for films continues delighting people till now. According to David
Muradyan, Mansuryan is a composer- philosopher , composer- poet,
who talks to the world always maintaining the Armenian script.”He has
always had in his sole a little prince and at the same time a mature
old man “- said he. Tigran Mansuryan wished all the film directors
to be deserved for such a beautiful day as well.

HAYRAPETYAN WILL ASK TSARUKYAN
HAKOB BADALYAN

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 10:31:32 – 13/07/2012

Naira Zohrabyan, PAP, stated that the party will not support
the motion of the Congress to call an emergency session on recent
developments of Harsnakar. Though the Congress says it has discussed
this initiative with the PAP, Zohrabyan says they let the Congress
know it is impossible to collect 44 signatures.

The PAP has 37 members of parliament, the Congress, ARF and Heritage
altogether have 17. If at least 27 MPs of PAP sign, it is impossible
to gather 44 signatures and convene an extraordinary session. Naira
Zohrabyan says the greater part of the PAP MPs are abroad, those who
are in the country, may decide what they want to do.

This is not surprising. The surprising thing is that the Congress
coordinator Levon Zurabyan presents as if the PAP joins or has already
joined the initiative. Meanwhile, it is evident that the PAP is trying
to avoid these initiatives bringing technical excuses. It should not
be excluded that the PAP MPs have been instructed to go on leave to
provide technical excuses to the party not to join the initiative.

The problem is that the PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan is an oligarch
like Harsnakar’s owner Ruben Hayrapetyan. Oligarchs may fight for
the business, power and money but never for the interests of the
society or the state because they have been acting together against
this interest for years.

They have been following the same methodology and the incident of
Harsnakar is not the first case. Moreover, the society is aware of
only part of similar incidents perpetrated by the oligarchic system.

Just a few years ago, the media were less developed than now.

But the internal oligarchic information channels have always worked
well and they know much more about each other than the society does.

In this case, it would be naïve to imagine that any oligarch may
take a systemic step against another oligarch. They are in the
same system, and Ruben Hayrapetyan may make revelations about Gagik
Tsarukyan’s past, causing a lot of trouble for the latter even if
the respectable spokesman for the Congress Arman Musinyan interferes
because Hayrapetyan will hardly believe Musinyan who says Tsarukyan
is not an oligarch.

Therefore, it is quite normal that the Prosperous Armenia avoids the
motion for an emergency meeting of parliament and an ad-hoc committee.

It is possible that the Congress either does not need this at all
but the society’s claim is clear. We demand an extraordinary session.

Meanwhile, the Congress does not have a grounded explanation to
refuse such a claim because they had already promised big deeds in
the parliament.

In this sense, the PAP supports not only Ruben Hayrapetyan but also
the Congress because the ANC brings a motion, while the PAP will be
responsible for failure.

Sure, many people may wonder how the Congress may rely on the PAP
as opposition. But the explanation has been given by the head of
the parliamentary group of the party: “There are different grades of
opposition. There is radical opposition, moderate opposition, but if
you are not part of the government, you are opposition. I don’t think
we should turn the voting into a litmus test. This is an ineffective
and aimless approach.”

There is no need to add anything here.

UN LIVRE SUR LE GENOCIDE ARMENIEN PUBLIE EN TURQUIE
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 13 juillet 2012

Un livre parlant du Genocide armenien redige par Binnaz Oner a ete
publie en Turquie selon l’hebdomadaire Agos.

Intitule ” Derrière soi ” le roman raconte le calvaire des mères
armeniennes forcees de remettre leurs filles en 1915 a des familles
Turques pour sauver leurs vies. Binnaz Oner a dit qu’elle a ete très
affectee par les histoires de ses mères forcees de laisser leurs
enfants pour sauver leurs vies.

” Laisser son propre enfant est pire que la mort pour une mère. Seule
une mère comprendra les sentiments d’une autre mère. Seules les
mères peuvent comprendre la douleur d’une separation avec un enfant
” a-t-elle dit.

Questionne sur la raison de l’ecriture du livre Binnaz Oner a dit que
les histoires des mères armeniennes l’ont impressionnee profondement.

” Chaque personne sensible serait très touche par l’histoire ”
a-t-elle dit.