[ last updated 16:33 ] The United States could freeze its multimillion-dollar economic assistance to Armenia if the authorities in Yerevan continue to crack down on dissent, restrict civil liberties and roll back democratic reforms, a senior U.S. diplomat reiterated on Friday.
[ last updated 16:36 ] A leading international human rights organization demanded on Friday that the Armenian authorities lift their effective ban on opposition demonstrations and end mass detentions of opposition supporters gathering in Yerevan.
[ last updated 16:40 ] Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian and his leading political allies on Friday reaffirmed their stated readiness to engage in “dialogue” with Armenia’s leadership but said it is conditional on an end to the ongoing government crackdown on the opposition.
[ last updated 16:31 ] “Hayots Ashkhar” editorializes that Armenia’s ruling elite has so far excelled only in oppressing opponents and using government positions for personal gain.
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