Onnik Krikorian · February, 2008

Latest posts by Onnik Krikorian from February, 2008

Armenia: Opposition Protest

  21 February 2008

Following a disputed presidential election on Tuesday, The Armenian Observer says that 50,000 people have rallied in support of former president Levon Ter-Petrossian in downtown Yerevan. However, other sources such as the international media and local bloggers such The Armenian Patchwork put numbers far lower. The latter blog also posts...

Armenia: Presidential Election Today

  19 February 2008

Polls have been open for today's presidential election in Armenia for eight hours now in a crucial vote which will determine the successor to the incumbent but outgoing president, Robert Kocharian. Until a more comprehensive post after polling stations close, my Armenia Election Monitor 2008 and The Armenian Observer are...

Azerbaijan: Appeal

  14 February 2008

Leigh’s new adventure in Azerbaijan posts news of an appeal on behalf of Eynulla Fatullayev, editor of an Azerbaijani newspaper, currently facing prosecution in Azerbaijan. The blog says that with a “lack of transparency in the Azeri court system, it is hard to know if anyone is ever guilty or...

Armenia: Opposition Discord

  14 February 2008

Unzipped is disappointed by news that an opposition candidate has not pulled out of the race for next week's presidential election in Armenia to support another, former president Levon Ter-Petrossian. Meanwhile, The Armenian Observer offers another opinion.

Armenia: Trndez

  14 February 2008

Today might have been St. Valentine's day, but in Armenia it was also Trndez, an ancient pagan festival now absorbed into the Christian calendar. Posts from Armenia, a Peace Corps blog, posts an account of the festival.

Armenia: US, Russian-backed Regime Change?

  13 February 2008

Archuk's Blog, which has already asked who exactly woke up the former president, comments on reports that Levon Ter-Petrossian was recently in Moscow. The blogger says that while it's possible the former head of state was there just for a “bowl of of borsh and a shot of Stolichnaya,” it's...

Georgia: Imedi Saga Continues

  12 February 2008

TOL Georgia asks what is happening to the independent Imedia TV following its closure before the January presidential election in Georgia. The blog also examines the continuing saga of the TV station.

Georgia: Political Culture

  12 February 2008

Writing on his This is Tbilisi Calling, the BBC's Matthew Collin comments on accusations made by Irakli Okruashvili, the former Georgian defence minister wanted on corruption charges and currently seeking political asylum in France, that the newly re-elected Georgian president is wasting public funds by staging musical spectaculars in Tbilisi...

Armenia: Blogging Competition

  12 February 2008

The Armenian Observer comments on a new competition to find the best blog post in the Armenian blogosphere. While the number of Armenian blogs increases, quality is deteriorating and the blogger suggests that such a competition might help the situation.

Armenia: Political Assassination?

  12 February 2008

Following accusations made at a recent pre-election campaign meeting by the radical opposition that the 27 October 1999 assassinations in the Armenian Parliament were linked to attempts to broker a peace deal with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, Nazarian asks if the current president and prime minister...

Armenia: Heritage Supports Ter-Petrossian

  12 February 2008

Blogian also comments on the latest development in the presidential race ahead of next Tuesday's vote in Armenia. However, the blogger warns that while the party's leader, Raffi Hovannisian, is considered an honest politician, his support for a former president considered synonymous by some with the “cold, dark years” of...

Armenia: Opposition Party Supports Former President

  12 February 2008

Unzipped comments on news that the opposition Heritage party formed and led by U.S. born Raffi Hovannisian has decided to support the former president, Levon Ter-Petrossian, in next week's presidential election in Armenia. The blog concludes that the news is the most significant development ahead of the 19 February vote.

Armenia: Presidential Election Monitor 2008

  12 February 2008

With the prime minister campaigning for next week's presidential election in Armenia, a significant opposition party declared its support for a former president running for the vote who reportedly paid a visit to Moscow the night before probably to drum up support for his bid to return to power. All...

Armenia: Media Concerns

  11 February 2008

The Armenian Observer points out some valid flaws in a recent study of the media ahead of the 19 February 2008 presidential election in Armenia. In particular, the blogger says that concentrating too much on the print media skewed assessment of the actual situation.

Armenia: Election European Youth Press Monitoring

  10 February 2008

The Armenia Election 2008: European Youth Press Monitoring site is up and running. The site dedicated to covering the 19 February presidential election in Armenia is a collaboration between European Youth Press, Orangelog and the local Manana Youth Educational Cultural Center.

Armenia: Fire at Ministry of Justice

  10 February 2008

Both Nazarian and Unzipped briefly comment on the sudden and somewhat mysterious fire that engulfed at least two floors of the Ministry of Justice. However, while one of the pro-Ter-Petrossian bloggers considers the fire a bad sign ahead of the election, the other implies that it might have been by...

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