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Armenia: Video Evidence

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Written byOnnik Krikorian
Posted 9 March 2008 18:33 GMT

Unzipped posts a video apparently proving that police fired directly at protesters during last week's clashes between the opposition and authorities in downtown Yerevan. I say “apparently” because as YouTube has been blocked as part of state of emergency restrictions on the media, it can't be viewed in Armenia.

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    13 March 2008, 4:26 am
  • Pingback: Global Voices Online » Armenia: Police Violence

    […] comments on concerns raised in some quarters that a video allegedly showing soldiers firing directly at protesters during a post-election riot on 1 March has been edited inappropriately giving grounds to question […]

    23 March 2008, 20:00 pm

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