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    Associated Press Worldstream
    May 4, 2004 Tuesday

    Armenians protest, demand authporities fulfill European recommendations

    YEREVAN, Armenia

    Thousands of Armenians took to the streets Tuesday for the latest in
    a series of protests against the government, calling on authorities
    to release people who were detained during previous demonstrations
    organized by the political opposition in the Caucasus Mountain
    country.

    Protesters also called on the government to carry out other
    recommendations made last week by Parliamentary Assembly of the
    Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog. The
    assembly urged authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations,
    investigate any reported rights abuses and create fair conditions for
    the media.

    About 8,000 people turned out for the rally, which was not approved
    by authorities in Yerevan, whose mayor said frequent rallies and
    marches deter investment.

    After the rally, several thousand protesters marched toward the
    headquarters of the police and chief prosecutor, demanding the
    release of opposition activists.

    Police forcefully broke up a rally outside the presidential palace on
    April 13, detaining more than 100 protesters. Most were released, but
    some remained in custody.

    Opposition supporters have held several protests this month, calling
    for the resignation of President Robert Kocharian.

    Kocharian won a second term in presidential elections a year ago that
    sparked mass protests, including nearly daily demonstrations between
    the first round of voting in February 2003 and the runoff in early
    March. Opposition groups alleged widespread violations in both rounds
    of the election.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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