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[ last updated 17:35 ] The United States has expressed concern about the Armenian government’s continuing post-election crackdown on the opposition and threatened to suspend its multimillion-dollar economic assistance to Armenia.
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[ last updated 17:37 ] Armenian law-enforcement authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of one of the two opposition parliamentarians who went into hiding following the deadly clashes between security forces and thousands of supporters of former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.
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[ last updated 17:39 ] The European Union reiterated late Wednesday its calls for the Armenian authorities to lift the state of emergency in Yerevan, release all political prisoners and agree to an “independent investigation” into the country’s deadly post-election unrest.
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[ last updated 17:40 ] President Robert Kocharian on Thursday softened severe restrictions on media freedom stemming from the state of emergency in Yerevan which he imposed in the wake of last month’s disputed presidential election.
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[ last updated 17:43 ] U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed doubt on Wednesday that the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh can be solved soon, saying there are problems on both sides.
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