12 arrested for singing Turkish folk song in Kurdish might get 15 years in prison
12:03, 3 February 2017YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 3, ARMENPRESS. 12 people, who were previously arrested by Turkish law enforcement agencies for singing a Turkish folk song in Kurdish in Istanbul’s “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” park might be sentenced to 15 years in prison, Sputnik reports.
The Prosecution’s charge says the arrested are part of an organized criminal group and were carrying out propaganda. The court is currently processing the case.
The 12 arrested individuals, who were detained in August of 2016, deny charges.
- 20:44 Security Council Secretary will not attend security forum in St. Petersburg
- 18:44 Prime Minister receives the delegation of the Armenia-France friendship group of the Senate
- 18:01 US State Department report documents Azerbaijan's violations of human rights against Armenians
- 17:30 Aliyev says reaching peace with Armenia by November 'quite realistic'
- 17:27 BTA. Bulgarian-Armenian Cultural Centre Opens in Varna
- 17:12 Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 23-04-24
- 17:11 Asian Stocks up - 23-04-24
- 16:24
Alen Simonyan, Lorenzo Fontana sign protocol on cooperation between parliaments of
Armenia and Italy - 16:13 First border post installed on Armenia-Azerbaijan border: Pashinyan publishes photo
- 15:24 Baku agrees to meeting of foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan
- 13:28
US Ambassador, Senate representative pay tribute to Armenian Genocide victims in
Yerevan
- 12:32 Defense Minister Papikyan discusses Armenia-France cooperation with French delegation
- 11:54 Qatar’s foreign ministry welcomes Azerbaijan-Armenia border demarcation agreement
- 11:42 Expert groups from Armenia and Azerbaijan start the process of determining coordinates
- 11:21 Rishi Sunak promises UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine
- 11:05 Navigating the Future: Insights from AIM Congress 2024 with Dawood Al Shezawi
- 10:50 US cautions 'potential threat of sanctions' over Pakistan-Iran agreements. Samaa TV
- 10:36 Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s titles and achievements
- 10:03 Ambassador Lilit Makunts meets with participants of Rumsfeld Fellowship Program
- 09:48 10 killed as Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air
- 08:54 European Stocks up - 22-04-24
- 08:52 US stocks up - 22-04-24
- 08:51 NYMEX: Precious Metals Prices Down - 22-04-24
- 08:50 Oil Prices - 22-04-24
- 00:28 Commemoration ceremony held in Amsterdam near the memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide
17:05, 04.19.2024
4419 views
For the first time there will be a delimited state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the section of the four villages. Prime Minister's office
10:02, 04.16.2024
2891 views
European Stocks - 15-04-24
10:57, 04.16.2024
2760 views
The Marriott family opens its 4th hotel complex in Armenia
10:15, 04.19.2024
2348 views
Situation normal after explosions in Iran – Press TV
21:07, 04.17.2024
1952 views
Embassy of Republic of Armenia in UK establishes military attaché position