Armenia: Podcasters Detained on Hooliganism Charges; Journalist Briefly Detained; @antifake_am Equipment Seized
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In the wake of arrests of podcasters Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, justifying criminalization of free speech, western-funded NGO and liberalism posterboy Daniel Ioanisyan posts the following:
"There is freedom of speech in the Constitution, but no matter how much I searched, I did not find in the Constitution either the freedom to publicly curse or the right to utter sexual insults on air.
Everyone has the right to criticize the government, it is a useful activity, but cursing and sexual insults are not OK.
And it is good that the state is fighting against it, otherwise we will witness reprisals, as happened with a famous curse blogger, whom the Restart guys threw into a trash can.
PS: In any case, when you're arresting someone you shouldn't you twist the arms of someone who is not resisting."
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#Armenia🇦🇲: We demand the immediate release of podcasters Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan, co-hosts of the political podcast Imnemnimi on @antifake_am and the returning of their equipment
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Please see this important update on my client @RubenVardanyan_’s situation. One week later, his blood pressure is up to 140/11 and he has lost six kgs (13 lbs) & the #Azerbaijan military court refused five motions to postpone the trial and insisted Ruben attend, despite his being on the verge of passing out. #HumanRights
❗According to the information received from the Stepanakert’s morgue by the Office of the Human Rights Defeder, as of 20:00, there are 25 victims as a result of the full-scale terroristic attack by Azerbaijan, among whom 2 are civilians.
Due to the absence of fuel and communication the transfer of the victims and injured persons to Stepanakert is obstructed.
❗️According to the information received from the medical institutions of Artsakh, as of 21:00, there are 138 injured people, among whom 29 are civilians: Stepanakert medical center - 112 injured peopl, the children’s hospital of Stepanakert - 11, Martakert’s regional hospital - 15.
It is impossible to establish connection with the medical institutions of Askeran and Martuni at the moment.
Six #servicemen of #Artsakh wounded by attack of #Azerbaijan military near Nor Shen village; two-in critical condition. Fire also opened in direction of Harav & several other civilian communities of Artsakh/#NagornoKarabakh Fascist & genocidal policy of Azerbaijani authorities!
URGENT: #Azerbaijani military heavily struck the village of Davit Bek of #Syunik region of #Armenia at around 6PM today.
1 civilian was killed; 2 were wounded and are transferred to hospital. Civilian houses are destroyed! #WarCrime#NoWar#HumanRights
Dear @ShombiSharp of @UNArmenia, why UN Resident Coordinator in #Azerbaijan visits and tweets from Gyanja, while you do nothing? Where are your tweets from Stepanakert, Martakert, Martuni and Vardenis? Why are you biased? #UNeglectReality | #DontBeBlind
On the recent days 3 wounded civilians have died at hospital. Also my staff today was informed on 3 new unreported civilian deaths who were killed by #Azerbaijan.
So, the overall civilian casualties is now at least 31 in #Artsakh/#Karabakh, we'll publish the updated names later.
In violation of the humanitarian #ceasefire agreement, the #Azerbaijan|i armed forces are undertaking assaults in the southern direction, using armored vehicles and missiles. Units of the Defense Army resolutely suppress all enemy operations.
#StopAzerbaijaniAggression