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December 18, 2006 Yet Another Authority-Ordered Roadblock Placed Vanadzor—On December 16, the Abelian State Dramatic Theater of the town of Vanadzor was to become the venue for the civil gathering between the town’s residents and the Heritage Party founder Raffi K. Hovannisian. However, despite a signed, sealed, valid, and binding contract on which rent had been paid a month in advance, the theater reneged on the contract just a couple of days before the scheduled meeting. >>
November 24, 2006 Prosecutor General Orders Further Inquiry Into Heritage Break-in Case
Heritage founder Raffi K. Hovannisian, the party’s executive board members, and fellow citizens gathered today in front of the Armenian prosecutor general’s office. They demanded an official response from the prosecutor general with respect to bringing criminal charges for the unlawful March break-in to the party’s central headquarters and the ensuing theft of information from its computer system. >>
November 14, 2006 Heritage Statement on Crime at the Top It was beginning on March 4, 2006 that, as a direct manifestation of the criminal intent of the ruling regime, the management of the Paronian State Theater had been directed to illegally lock down—and the Service for Mandatory Execution of Judicial Acts to forcibly seal off—the Heritage Party’s central headquarters. The party’s subsequent attempts to restore its rights by... >>
October 30, 2006 Heritage: Open Letter to the Armenian Public The forcible March closure of the Heritage Party’s headquarters, the subsequent surreptitious and illegal break-in at the already-sealed office, the criminal theft of information from its main computer, and the campaign of political pressure and persecution unleashed against members, supporters, and local chapters of a duly-registered political organization compelled Raffi Hovannisian and the leadership of Heritage to seek justice amid the tribunes of the legal system. >>
October 10, 2006 Heritage Statement on Armenian ‘Watergate’ On October 9, Raffi Hovannisian and the Heritage Party sent a complaint to the Republic’s prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepyan, appealing the recent decision of the Yerevan prosecutor’s office not to file criminal charges in the case of the illegal forcible closure of and break-in to their offices and computer system in March.>>
September 6, 2006 Heritage News Conference at “Pastark” Press Club
Heritage Party founder Raffi Hovannisian
Heritage board chairman Vardan Khachatrian; attorney Zaruhi Postanjian; Heritage founder Raffi Hovannisian; “Pastark” Press Club chairman Tigran Simonian; and media representatives
August 30, 2006 Justice Denied In Three Acts:
Yerevan—On August 29, 2006, the Heritage Party received official notification from Colonel Hovik Tamamyan of Yerevan’s Central Police Department that laboratory examinations confirmed that unknown persons broke into Heritage’s office and attached a “flash” copying mechanism and external monitor to its computer system on the night of March 8, four days after the Paronian Theater’s management had illegally locked Raffi Hovannisian and his colleagues out of their place of work >>
August 1, 2006 Heritage Holds Fourth Party Congress:
Yerevan—The Heritage Party convened today its fourth annual congress at the auditorium of the Writers’ Union of Armenia. The conference was called to discuss the party’s accomplishments—despite countless roadblocks placed by the sitting authorities against normal party operations—to draw attention to its shortfalls, and to outline future courses of action.>>
July 21, 2006 Heritage Headquarters Under Lock Again
Yerevan—The Service for Mandatory Execution of Judicial Acts (SMEJA) of the Ministry of Justice, which recently became the visible servant of the business and political interests of the ruling clan in Armenia, this time even surpassed itself. >>
July 20, 2006 Heritage Calls News Conference: Yerevan—Today the Heritage Party held its first press conference in its offices since their being put under illegal lock on March 4, 2006, by the management of the Paronian Theater. After months of disrupted office operations, political persecutions, and judicial hassles—and accepting as a legal basis the June 26 verdict of the Court of First Instance of Yerevan’s Central and Nork-Marash communities, which went into effect on July 12—the party’s board members, in the presence of several media representatives, opened the office doors... >>
July 19, 2006 Statement of the Heritage Party The illegal actions of the management of the Paronian Theater deprived Mr. Raffi K. Hovannisian, on March 4, 2006, of the right of access to his lawfully leased offices at 7 Vazgen Sargsian Street. On April 11, Mr. Hovannisian filed with the Court of First Instance of Yerevan’s Central and Nork-Marash communities an official claim against the theater’s management, demanding that his right to use the property for its intended purposes be restored. Hovannisian simultaneously submitted a petition to enjoin the defendant theater from blocking his right of access to his belongings. >>
June 29, 2006 Court: Heritage Office Closure Unlawful, But No Consequences Yerevan—On June 26, 2006, Judge Edward Avetisian heard final arguments in the matter of the March break-in and closure of the Heritage Party headquarters. In a case that featured already standard vertical pressures upon the court by the office of the president and threats, both written and verbal, against Raffi Hovannisian’s attorneys, the judge held that the forcible closure of the office was patently illegal. >>
June 9, 2006 Heritage Case Delayed for Three Days
Yerevan—The hearing of Heritage Party Chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian’s case against defendants Paronian Theater and the government’s Department on State Property Management (DSPM) reconvened today at the Court of First Instance of Yerevan’s Central and Nork-Marash communities, Judge Edward Avetisian presiding. >>
June 1, 2006 Heritage Headquarters Still Bolted: Court Case Delayed Again
Yerevan—The hearing of Heritage Party Chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian’s case against the administration of the Paronian Theater reconvened today at the Court of First Instance of Yerevan’s Central and Nork-Marash communities. It was again presided over by Judge Edward Avetisian. >>
May 30, 2006 Heritage Headquarters Forcibly Vacated, Sealed:
Yerevan—Today at noon, as Raffi Hovannisian and his colleagues were at work, the Heritage Party’s main office was surrounded and entered by a group of 10 uniformed bailiffs from the Service for Mandatory Execution of Judicial Acts (SMEJA) of the Ministry of Justice. >>
May 29, 2006 Heritage Party Headquarters Reopened by Court Order?
Yerevan—After a delay of months, the central office of the Heritage Party was finally reopened by officials from the Service for Mandatory Execution of Judicial Acts (SMEJA) of the Ministry of Justice at 1:00PM today. The premises had been forcibly closed on March 4, 2006, when party representatives had witnessed the unlawful replacement, without prior notice, of the already-smashed lock of the outside door to the party’s headquarters. >>
May 23, 2006 Fear in Armavir: Heritage Fights for Civil Rights Yerevan—On May 20, Heritage Party Chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian and a delegation of high-ranking members paid a visit to the Armavir region to hold consultations with members of the party’s local divisions. At their first stop, in the village of Miasnikian , it became apparent that the visit was being closely monitored by the local police department and other security services. >>
May 1, 2006 RAFFI HOVANNISIAN IN BELGIUM FOR TRANSATLANTIC FORUM Brussels—Raffi K. Hovannisian, Armenia's first Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented Armenia at an international policy conclave which was convened here from April 28 to 30 under the auspices of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Federal Government of Belgium, and the Bertelsmann Stiftung of Germany. >>
April 24, 2006 Heritage Party Commemorates Victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide
April 7, 2006 HERITAGE PARTY HOLDS EMERGENCY CONFERENCE
Yerevan—The Heritage Party today convened a special meeting of members and supporters at the auditorium of the Writers’ Union of Armenia. Throughout the event, the party faithful analyzed the latest political developments and deliberated on future courses of action. >>
March 27, 2006 IN DEFENSE OF HERITAGE Since March 4, 2006, Chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian of the Heritage Party and the staff of its central office have been forcibly denied the right of entry into their own place of work, which under the existing contract is theirs until June of this year.>>
March 13, 2006 Heritage Headquarters Still Under Lock Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian, chairman of the Heritage Party, today sent a communiqué to Armenia’s Attorney General Aghvan Hovsepian and Police Chief Haik Harutiunian in regard to the unlawful operation carried out against its main office on March 4. The forcible closure of Heritage’s premises, it states, has de facto resulted in the unconstitutional and illegal cessation of the party’s activity.>>
March 6, 2006 “Presidential” Campaign against Raffi Hovannisian and Heritage Party Continues: Break-in at Main Office  Yerevan—On March 4, 2006 , an anonymous telephone caller informed Heritage Party officials that “agents from the KGB are breaking the entrance door” of Heritage's headquarters located at 7 Vazgen Sargsian Street in the center of the capital. Responding to the call, party representatives arrived at the scene and...>>
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