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Police charge demonstrators in Armenia; many injured
30 July 2016
Some Armenian media sources are saying that at least thirty people were injured. Details are still coming in.
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Armenian civil society organisations call on Parliament to reconvene
29 July 2016
Several Armenian NGOs issue statement in which they criticise the country's parliament and accuse it of "inexcusable and unacceptable negligence".
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Chaotic scenes in Yerevan after shootings, as Erebuni siege continues
27 July 2016
As thousands protest in the Armenian capital, the Armenian government seeks to bring this crisis to a swift conclusion, even if that requires use force
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News update, Tuesday, 26 July:The situation around the Erebuni Police station inYerevan remains tense. Overnight two members from Sasna Tsrer, were injured by police fire as they tried to break a police cordon to deliver food to their besieged colleagues.
26 July 2016
News update, Tuesday, 26 July:The situation around the Erebuni Police station in Yerevan remains tense. Overnight two members from Sasna Tsrer, were injured by police fire as they tried to break a police cordon to deliver food to their besieged colleagues. Reports say that the two were hospitalised but are not in a critical condition.
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Azerbaijan prepares for constitutional referendum on 26 September (updated)
26 July 2016
President Aliev sets 26 September as date forr a referendum after the Constitutional Court approves text of proposed changes
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The siege of Erebuni
25 July 2016
Commentary: The Armenian political scene has been caught in a time-warp for the last quarter of a century. There is plurality and competition, but the participants are by and large all veterans of a war that took place in the last century, and who see politics from the prism of that war.
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News update, Saturday 23 July 11.00 GMT: The last two hostages held in Erebuni police headquarters in Armenia have been released. The armed men who stormed the building on Sunday have not yet surrendered.
23 July 2016
News update, Saturday 23 July 11.00 GMT: The last two hostages held in Erebuni police headquarters in Armenia have been released. The armed men who stormed the building on Sunday have not yet surrendered
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Critics of Armenian President keep up pressure
23 July 2016
The hostage situation at Erebuni is coming to a close, but the political crisis it triggered in Armenia is likely to continue
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Interview: Juliet Schofield talks to commonspace.eu about peace activism in the South Caucasus
23 July 2016
"Cautious optimism is an essential quality for a peace-builder!"