At least eight people were killed and dozens of others injured in the violent standoff between security forces and thousands of opposition protesters in Yerevan that ended early Sunday following a state of emergency declared by President Robert Kocharian.
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After the police dispersed the peaceful rally in the morning of March 1 at the Square of Freedom in Yerevan, people gathered for a rally at the square in front of the statue of Miasnikyan, the French embassy and the City Hall.
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For the many ArmeniaNow readers abroad just awakening to their Saturday morning news, we offer this update to summarize events this March 1 in Yerevan.
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An opposition member of parliament of Armenia has been knifed as he tried to intervene into a clash between a group of people and police guards on duty at the Yerevan mayor’s office building.
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International structures have responded to the ongoing events in the Armenian capital Yerevan today, strongly condemning the use of force by Armenian authorities.
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has pledged to end political violence that has claimed more than 800 lives since she took office in 2001. She spoke after a commission she created to probe the bloodshed reported that members of the military were behind most of the killings. Critics say Mrs. Arroyo has pledged to bring political violence to an end before, and nothing has happened.
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