He says the kidnapping and beating of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) member Artak Khachatryan was not the first incident, but the continuation of incidents and violence against political and public figures and activists.

At 12.00, you can watch the press conference of Zhirayr Sefilyan, a member of the Founding Parliament movement, a successor of the Pre-Parliament pressure group.

Investigation is underway to establish the details of the incident.

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin generated a major controversy after his January 28 speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Post Scriptum to host Karen Avagyan

NA former deputy Hakob Hakobyan’s advocate Karen Sardaryan presented a complaint in the Court of Appeals, appealing the decision of choosing arrest as a preventive measure applied against his defendant

Today the founder of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS), President of Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisyan received Swedish Charge d'Affaires in Armenia Marten Ehnberg and had a conversation with him.

On February 10 the RA NA Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan met with Laura Hakobyan, the Chair of the Branch Trade Union Executive Committee of the Banks and Financial-credit Organizations of Armenia and the members of the Executive Committee.

New U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills is arriving in Armenia next week.

Our citizens consider unacceptable all the attempts to drive a wedge between two Armenian societies.

The party condemns any encroachment upon RA citizens, especially public and political figures. OEK finds it unacceptable that certain forces are attempting to silence people’s voice of protest through violence and intimidation.

PFP affords promising young professionals the opportunity to gain practical experience in, and exposure to, the United States government.

“Should Serzh Sargsyan have any intention to fulfill the demands he would have done it long ago. "

The rally organized in support of activist Artak Khachatryan who was brutally beaten up on Saturday, continues in Yerevan, with the participants demanding that the police immediately reveal the incident and punish the assailants.

The three leaders will meet on February 15 to discuss the future actions of the popular meeting.

“The recent attacks make us assume that the authorities are taking revenge on those activists who are trying to raise a voice of protest against permissiveness and anarchy in the country.

Relatives of slain soldier join ralliers outside government building

A group of citizens are now holding a rally outside the Armenian government condemning the act of violence against activist Artak Khachatryan, who was brutally beaten up on Saturday.

Without giving any names, Mr Isagulyan said he had witnessed such a welcome personally and was surprised to see everyone stand up to give a toast to Serzh Sargsyan.

It should be noted that Artak is at intensive care unit, he is in a stable but still critical condition.

NKR police have instituted criminal proceedings with regard to the case of beating freedom fighters Mkhitar Avetisyan and Kerob Ghazaryan.

Today at 13:00 a rally will be held near the RA Government building with the slogan “We are Artak”.

Artak Khachatryan, who had been abducted and beaten in the morning, was taken to Malatya hospital.

It was announced near the Government building that “Kasetsum” movement member Artak Khachatryan was found beaten near his house.