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ELDR calls for release of political prisoners
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) calls on Armenian authorities to release all the 14 prisoners that continue to be detained in Armenian jails.
ELDR President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck said: "Armenia, being a member of the Council of Europe, should immediately release all political prisoners as freedom of speech and freedom of opinion are central values of the Council of Europe. Keeping people in prison for political reasons and denying them the right to due process of law is contrary to the basic obligations of member states of the Council of Europe and will certainly hinder the process of rapprochement between Armenia and the European Union."
