Jailed Armenian opposition official goes on hunger strike

Noyan Tapan news agency
26 Apr 04

YEREVAN

Aramazd Zakaryan, member of the political board of the Anrapetutyun
[Republic] Party, who is being held in Nubarashen prison, went on an
open-ended hunger strike on 24 April.

Zakaryan believes that his arrest and accusations levelled at him are
political persecution, the party’s press service told Noyan Tapan news
agency.