New Open -Ended Hunger Strikes/ՆՈՐ ԱՆԺԱՄԿԵՏ ՀԱՑԱԴՈՒԼ...

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New Open-Ended Hunger Strike…

Roman Piloyan, a resident of Zorakap village of Shirak Marz joined the open-ended hunger strike, and almost 20 people are getting ready to start an open-ended hunger strike in Maralik and Gyumri.
At 3pm on May 10, Roman Piloyan of Zorakap village, Shirak Region, announced an open-ended hunger strike. It is assumed that he has joined Sevak Saghatelyan of Zorakap village, who started the extreme political action one day earlier, demanding the immediate release of Mushegh and Shota Saghatelyans, as well as of all political prisoners.
Fifteen Freedom Fighters (veterans) in Gyumri have already announced that starting Monday, May 12 at 9am, they too will begin an open-ended hunger strike, demanding that Ashot Zakaryan and the other political prisoners be freed. They and their seven brothers-in-arms (zinagits) already underwent a 24 hours hunger strike from May 7th to 8th, to which the government had not responded in any way. Starting on Monday at 11am, at the Northern Criminal Court of Armenia, the court proceedings of Ashot Zakaryan, Shota Saghatelyan and Petros Makeyan will continue.
There is already some information that on Sunday May 11, a group of residents of Maralik village are also going to announce an open-ended hunger strike, demanding the release of the political prisoners.
All of the aforementioned actions are being broadcasted on GALA and Tsayg news television stations.
At 5 pm on May 10, the Freedom Fighters of Shirak Marz distributed the following announcement:

After the presidential elections which took place in the Republic of Armenia in 2008, multiple heroes of the fight for freedom in Kharabagh ended up in prison for their political views with fake and unfounded accusations. The court hearings which are taking place have nothing to do with justice, as they are arresting people or setting them free under dubious circumstances, using the fictitious depositions of suspicious witnesses, according to political directives issued from above.
Refusing to accept the present injustices in Armenia, and the multiple oppressions of Human Rights, we, 15 Freedom Fighters of Shirak Marz, starting on May 12, 2008, are announcing an open-ended hunger strike, in defense of the liberation of our Commander Lieutenant Ashot Rubeni Zakaryan and the other Freedom Fighter Heroes who are political prisoners.
We are appealing to the authorities of the Republic of Armenia to use circumspection and caution, as the responsibility of all consequences of the unrelenting persecution of the Freedom Fighters lies on them.

The Freedom Fighters of Shirak Marz are ready to send information about their open ended Hunger Strike that will start on May 12, to various embassies and international groups functioning in Armenia.