Comments on: Detained by KGB — Back from Lachin http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:59:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Ara Manoogian http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2224 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:12:27 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2224 He is an older guy of about 55, a little bit grey and very nice in terms of how he talks to people. I guess he is second in command of the KGB in NKR. His office is on the 2nd floor to the left of when you come up the stairs on the right hand side of the hall. He is an older guy of about 55, a little bit grey and very nice in terms of how he talks to people. I guess he is second in command of the KGB in NKR. His office is on the 2nd floor to the left of when you come up the stairs on the right hand side of the hall.

]]> by: Christian http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2207 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:58:15 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2207 Nice reports. Karabakh sounds like a bummer. I think they should get the dispute settled so it can return to prosperity. It's dragging Armenia down and bringing it back to shape will require both Armenia and Azerbaijan working together on it. Nice reports. Karabakh sounds like a bummer. I think they should get the dispute settled so it can return to prosperity. It’s dragging Armenia down and bringing it back to shape will require both Armenia and Azerbaijan working together on it.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2206 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:27:25 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2206 Ara, what does he look like? Wasn't in a good mood to exchange introductionsin Stepanakert not that I think any were made anyway. Ara, what does he look like? Wasn’t in a good mood to exchange introductionsin Stepanakert not that I think any were made anyway.

]]> by: Ara Manoogian http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2205 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:20:05 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2205 So did you run into my buddy Victor Kocharian? He is not realted to Robert Kocharian by blood, but his wife and Kocharian's wife are sisters. It sounds to me like the government of Armenia is very concerned about the conditions in Lachin and instead of dealing with them as they should, they are trying to cover them up again. Your doing a great job. Write up your interviews and keep the presure on. As we know in the past, reporting the truth is what gets us needed changes. And for those of you who fear for Onnik or Edik for their reporting about Lachin from the government, don't. The reality is that these people who are causing the problems there are just a bunch of punks and to cause physical harm to those who expose them is not an option since they will have to answer to a higher power for such actions. So did you run into my buddy Victor Kocharian? He is not realted to Robert Kocharian by blood, but his wife and Kocharian’s wife are sisters.

It sounds to me like the government of Armenia is very concerned about the conditions in Lachin and instead of dealing with them as they should, they are trying to cover them up again.

Your doing a great job. Write up your interviews and keep the presure on. As we know in the past, reporting the truth is what gets us needed changes.

And for those of you who fear for Onnik or Edik for their reporting about Lachin from the government, don’t. The reality is that these people who are causing the problems there are just a bunch of punks and to cause physical harm to those who expose them is not an option since they will have to answer to a higher power for such actions.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2204 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:16:01 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2204 The ARF-D are part of the ruling coalition in Armenia, but in Karabakh they are effectively in opposition to the Government. This was <a href="http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2005/06/62D680B7-0642-4614-94BA-E53A5E8B77A6.asp">particularly true last year</a> during the parliamentary elections held in the territory. Like I said, the ARF-D and the Government in Karabakh <a href="http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2005/06/60AAD29E-4DD0-4CF6-87A3-F797DAD2AC3D.asp">have literally exchanged blows</a>. <blockquote>The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) demanded on Wednesday the resignation of Nagorno-Karabakh’s top military commanders who are alleged to have severely beaten up a local activist of the influential party opposed to the unrecognized republic’s government. Pavel Manukian, a prominent participant of the war with Azerbaijan who is affiliated with Dashnaktsutyun, was taken to a military hospital in Stepanakert on Tuesday with what his friends and relatives described as life-threatening injuries sustained during a visit to the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). [...] Political tension in Karabakh rose on the eve of Sunday’s vote when Dashnaktsutyun/Movement-88 issued a strongly-worded statement accusing Ghukasian and his party of using their government levers to intimidate and bribe voters. The opposition claimed that the authorities are using their “material wealth accumulated by illegal means.” Ghukasian denied the charges and accused his opponents of trying to “slander” his government with “unacceptable methods.” He claimed that he has avoided any personal involvement in the election campaign. Dashnaktsutyun, which is represented in Armenia’s government, was allied with Ghukasian until last December’s unexpected sacking of the Karabakh government’s sole minister affiliated with the pan-Armenian nationalist party. Its Karabakh-based leaders claimed at the time that Ghukasian fears losing the parliamentary election.</blockquote> The ARF-D are part of the ruling coalition in Armenia, but in Karabakh they are effectively in opposition to the Government. This was particularly true last year during the parliamentary elections held in the territory. Like I said, the ARF-D and the Government in Karabakh have literally exchanged blows.

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) demanded on Wednesday the resignation of Nagorno-Karabakh’s top military commanders who are alleged to have severely beaten up a local activist of the influential party opposed to the unrecognized republic’s government.

Pavel Manukian, a prominent participant of the war with Azerbaijan who is affiliated with Dashnaktsutyun, was taken to a military hospital in Stepanakert on Tuesday with what his friends and relatives described as life-threatening injuries sustained during a visit to the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

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Political tension in Karabakh rose on the eve of Sunday’s vote when Dashnaktsutyun/Movement-88 issued a strongly-worded statement accusing Ghukasian and his party of using their government levers to intimidate and bribe voters. The opposition claimed that the authorities are using their “material wealth accumulated by illegal means.”

Ghukasian denied the charges and accused his opponents of trying to “slander” his government with “unacceptable methods.” He claimed that he has avoided any personal involvement in the election campaign.

Dashnaktsutyun, which is represented in Armenia’s government, was allied with Ghukasian until last December’s unexpected sacking of the Karabakh government’s sole minister affiliated with the pan-Armenian nationalist party. Its Karabakh-based leaders claimed at the time that Ghukasian fears losing the parliamentary election.

]]> by: Esoteric http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2203 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:06:27 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2203 Ok, well that makes more sense now. I don't know who told me Artsakh was governed by Dashnaks, but I was under that impression for a while now. Ok, well that makes more sense now. I don’t know who told me Artsakh was governed by Dashnaks, but I was under that impression for a while now.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2202 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:13:55 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2202 Dashnak? No, not really. In fact, in recent years the Dashnaks and the Karabakh authorities have come to blows -- in some cases literally. In Kashatagh, incidently, the most vocal critics of the current Governor are also Dashnaks. However, that's not to say that it's only the Dashnaks that are critical -- everybody was. It's just that more people supportive of the ARF-D spoke openly and on the record. Dashnak? No, not really. In fact, in recent years the Dashnaks and the Karabakh authorities have come to blows — in some cases literally. In Kashatagh, incidently, the most vocal critics of the current Governor are also Dashnaks. However, that’s not to say that it’s only the Dashnaks that are critical — everybody was. It’s just that more people supportive of the ARF-D spoke openly and on the record.

]]> by: Esoteric http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2200 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:02:53 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2200 I don't quite understand what's going on. Artsakh is Dashnak <i>(so I'm told)</i>, the assassins of the Armenian parliamentary members were Dashnak. Why work against an economic reform that most probably would have helped Armenia and her satellite Artsakh? Or maybe it wouldn't have. Hey, do know if the economic reform was unveiled before they were assassinated? If so, do you know how I could obtain a copy? I don’t quite understand what’s going on. Artsakh is Dashnak (so I’m told), the assassins of the Armenian parliamentary members were Dashnak. Why work against an economic reform that most probably would have helped Armenia and her satellite Artsakh?

Or maybe it wouldn’t have. Hey, do know if the economic reform was unveiled before they were assassinated? If so, do you know how I could obtain a copy?

]]> by: Vahe http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2199 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:33:31 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2199 Onnik, you should consider your detainment a sign of success. It's more than time for the authorities to be feeling pressure for their worse-than-half-assed resettlement efforts. Onnik, you should consider your detainment a sign of success. It’s more than time for the authorities to be feeling pressure for their worse-than-half-assed resettlement efforts.

]]> by: Zarchka http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2198 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:03:37 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2198 ;) ;)

]]> by: Zarchka http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2197 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:02:58 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/08/25/detained-by-kgb-back-from-lachin/#comment-2197 You safe and sound? :( You safe and sound? :(

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