THOSE IMPRISONED IN CASES RELATED TO MARCH 1-2 EVENTS TO GO ON ONE-DAY HUNGER STRIKE ON NOVEMBER 20 IN PROTEST AGAINST INCONSISTENCY OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Noyan Tapan

Nov 19, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The persons imprisoned in the
cases related to the March 1-2 events in Yerevan will go on a one-day
hunger strike on November 20 "in protest against the doublefacedness
and inconsistency of the Council of Europe".

Members of the Committee for Protection of Political Prisoners and
Persecuted Pertsons in Armenia Vardan Harutyunian, Gayane Martirosian,
Tigran Khzmalian, Mesrop Mesropian, Zhirayr Sefilian, Karapet Rubinian,
Norayr Norikian and Arshavir Bozinian stated: "As a sign of solidarity
with our friends who even in prison have not stopped for a second their
heroic struggle in the name of a free and democratic Armenia, we also
go on 24-hour hunger strike starting from 00:00 am of November 20".