PROTEST ACTION AT FRENCH EMBASSY
Support A1+!A regular protest action was staged by March 1 detainees’ wives, relatives and sympathizing citizens at the French Embassy today. The protestors carried posters with the inscriptions “Set free the detainees”, “My son has been arrested”, “My friend is a political prisoner” and waited for a response from the French Embassy.
“They are not criminals. They are political prisoners”, shouted the women.
“Look, I hold Grigor Voskerchian’s picture. He is a scientist, an Armenologist but now he is arrested for being at his people’s side and protecting them. We are not going to withdraw. We are not going to give up struggle”, said citizen Anahit Grigorian. Another participant of the protest action, Tamara Manukian, stated: “I have no detained relatives but all the political prisoners are my brothers. Like anyone else I want to live in a free country, in free and independent Armenia. My children must be sure they can live, work and study tomorrow. I want to be an owner of this land, not a tenant.” detainee Hovhannes Ghazarian’s wife, Tsovinar Samsonian, declared: “All the brave Armenians are now in prison. We are all imprisoned today. If you can’t express your thoughts freely you are kind of imprisoned.”
After waiting for half an hour the protestors rang the Embassy bell but there was no answer. Even the people behind the gates went into the building when the protestors approached. Getting no reply the women went away with the hope to meet at the German Embassy the next day.
