(OSCE/RFE)–The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over police violence against opposition supporters protesting the results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections earlier this month.
Through a statement–the head of the OSCE office in Baku–Maurizio Pavesi said that the police violence "started without any warning" and could not be justified.
On November [...]

KUWAIT–Following commen’s made by His Holiness Aram I during a press conference in Kuwait–the media there is focusing on the Armenian genocide for the first time. The Turkish Embassy’s reaction has prompted even more interviews with the Catholicos for additional commen’s.
During his Pontifical visit to Kuwait–His Holiness Aram I demanded that Turkey recognize the Armenian [...]

YEREVAN (YERKIR)–Armenia’s ruling coalition–comprised of the Republican Party of Armenia–the Orinats Yerkir Party–and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation–issued a statement November 29 about Sunday’s constitutional referendum.
In the statement–the ruling coalition discusses what the referendum means for Armenia and maintains the validity of the vote–dismissing the opposition’s claims of falsified results.
"Our country and society entered in a [...]

His Holiness Catholicos Aram I was invited to meet with the Emir of Kuwait–Prince Jaber Al Ahmad Al Subah on November 28–but due to the Emir’s health condition–his deputy–Sheikh Naser Mohammed Al Soubah welcomed the Catholicos and his delegation to the Prince’s palace.
His Holiness is in Kuwait for a Pontifical visit to the Armenian community [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Wednesday said that opposition deman’s to invalidate the official results of Armenia’s constitutional referendum are unlawful.
A group of about 20 opposition parties gave the CEC until Friday to scrap the allegedly fraudulent vote or face more street protests in Yerevan.
The commission secretary–Tsovinar Khachatrian said that under Armenia’s law [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Council of Europe observers to Armenia’s November 27 Constitutional Referendum said in a statement on Tuesday they "regret" that additional international observers were not present–and pointed to the parliamentary opposition’s pull-out from electoral commissions as hampering the transparency of the referendum.
"It is also regrettable that political pluralism inside polling stations was not better assisted [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Initial preliminary voting results–announced by Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Tuesday morning–reveal that Armenia’s leadership has won sweeping support for a constitutional reform in Sunday’s referendum–denounced by the opposition as fraudulent.
Electoral commission chief Garegin Azaryan reported that 64 percent of almost 2.3 million eligible voters took part in the referendum–more than enough for [...]

During his Pontifical visit to Kuwait–His Holiness Aram I demanded that Turkey recognize the Armenian genocide–sparking a slew of denial from the Turkish government.
"How do you want relations between Armenia’s and Turks–between Armenia and Turkey to be normal? Our relations are not normal and the reason for this lies in Turkey. It is a clear [...]

ANKARA (Combined Sources)–Armenia’s revised constitution–enacted after the passage Sunday’s referendum–has Ankara concerned about a provision that lifts the ban on dual citizenship. Although the constitutional changes are widely supported by European and American organizations–Turkey is worried about the constitution’s affects on Armenian-Turkish relations.
The Turkish government is worried that allowing dual citizenship will increase the power [...]

BAKU (Combined Sources)–The US has condemned the use of force to disperse crowds in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Saturday who were protesting about recent parliamentary elections.
"We deplore the unjustified and unprovoked use of force against citizens peacefully exercising their right to freedom of assembly," said a statement issued by the US embassy in Baku.
Saturday saw [...]

Dr. Norair-Melkon Eblighatian–former Armenia representative in the Lebanese parliament–died on Saturday–November 26–in Lebanon. Eblighatian served the Armenian community for more than six decades in various leadership positions.
Born April 11–1919 in Big Island–in the Sea of Marmara. Eblighatian’s family fled to Bulgaria in 1922 where they lived for three years before settling in Athens–Greece (1924-1932). Eblighatian [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)–Despite an opposition boycott–high turnout and an overwhelming "yes" vote resulted in the passage of a constitutional reform package proposed by government. The outcome of Sunday’s referendum in Armenia–gives some of the president’s powers to parliament and allows Armenia’s to hold dual citizenship.
High turnout was critical for the success of the proposed reforms [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–About $8 million in donations has been pledged to Armenia Fund at the annual Thanksgiving Day Telethon held November 25 in Los Angeles. Armenia’s from around the world participated–including Armenia’s in the Americas–Europe–Russia–Armenia–and Mountainous Karabagh Republic.
The funds collected will be directed to a major infrastructure development project in the Mardakert region of Mountainous Karabagh [...]

YEREVAN–Nearly 120,000 tree seedlings for reforestation were purchased this Fall by Armenia Tree Project (ATP) from backyard nurseries owned by residents of the rural villages of Aghavnavank–Dzoravank–and Aygut. These rural communities are inhabited by Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan and are located in the Getik River Valley near Lake Sevan.
In October and November–ATP started a massive [...]