WIVES OF ARRESTED ARMENIAN PROTESTERS PICKET US EMBASSY
Haykakan Zhamanak
April 18 2008
Armenia
The wives of political prisoners held another protest yesterday
near the US Embassy. In contrast with the staff of the French and
German embassies, the US embassy staff allowed the women to enter
the premises.
One of the diplomats, (?Daniel Hastings), met the women and inquired
about the state of health of the prisoners. The women handed him a
letter which said their husbands were imprisoned for their political
views only. They wished to see their demands discussed during the
Helsinki Assembly session held yesterday [17 April], where the US
Assistant Deputy State Secretary [for European and Eurasian Affairs ],
Matthew Bryza, participated as a representative. The diplomat promised
to pass on to Bryza either the letter or its content.