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Turkey Erdogan Police raid TV station over ‘terror propaganda,’ cut broadcast, “Free media will not be silenced,” chanted the staff in the building,

October 4, 2016 By administrator

police-clos-tvTurkish police raided the offices of broadcaster imc TV and cut its transmission on Oct. 4, after the station was pulled off the air last week over allegations of “spreading terrorist propaganda.”

The raid was carried out while imc TV was live on air, as it was reporting on the sealing of the broadcast room of Hayatın Sesi TV, another TV channel that was taken off the air last week as part of the government’s continuing crackdown on alternative media outlets. Engineers working with the Turkish state physically removed cables from the control room to ensure all broadcasts were cut.

Dozens of journalists and employees stood inside the TV studios and applauded in protest at the halt of the broadcast, which came a day after Turkey extended a state of emergency for another three months.

“Free media will not be silenced,” chanted the staff in the building, while applauding their management.

Istanbul-based imc TV is among 20 television and radio stations that were banned last week by Turkish authorities, based on a state of emergency decree.

It had already been taken off air by Turkey’s largest satellite operator on the grounds of broadcasting “terrorist propaganda.”  But the television broadcaster had remained on air until Oct. 4 through the Hotbird satellite and internet broadcasts.

Internet transmissions were subsequently disabled although viewers could still catch the channel’s final moments broadcast by the employees on their private Periscope accounts.

October/04/2016

Source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/police-raid-tv-station-over-terror-propaganda-cut-broadcast.aspx?pageID=238&nID=104577&NewsCatID=341

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Yerevan Update: Gunmen seize police HQ in Yerevan: 1 killed, 3 wounded

July 17, 2016 By administrator

Hostage stadupA group of armed people on Sunday, July 17 stormed the patrol service of the Armenian police and took everyone inside hostage. The group are members of the Sasna Tsrer movement. One police officer was killed, and three more were wounded.

5:30 pm: President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting with representatives of the law enforcement system. The attendees briefed the President on the situation following the incident that happened in Yerevan early in the morning, as well as the measures taken by the law enforcement bodies. The latter, according to the presidential press service, continue controlling the situation and taking corresponding steps to reach a settlement of the issue.

4:45 pm: One of the members of the group said negotiations are still underway with the law enforcement authorities.

According to Pavel Manukyan, the National Security Service has offered to take the gunmen to Jirayr Sefilyan but they have refused and demand instead that Sefilian be released.

Also, Manukyan said they have required journalists but the police have refused to fulfill their demand. He said two of their gunmen were wounded during the shootout.In response to a question on whether they are going to release the hostages, Manukyan gave a negative response. Asked if they are sorry for the officer killed in the shootout, the gunman said: “We are sorry for everything.”Commenting on a possible attack which could endanger the lives of the hostages, Manukyan said: “Everything is possible.”

3:45 pm: Deputy Police Chief of Armenia Hunan Pohosyan told reporters that negotiations are still underway with the gunmen.

The gunmen have one demand, i.e. the release of Jirair Sefilian, which, according to Poghosyan, is impossible.

A police colonel, Artur Vanoyan was killed, while colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, lieutenant colonel Hrach Khosteghdyan and sub-officer Gagik Mkrtchyan were wounded.

2:20 pm: MP Nikol Pashinyan said he knows nothing about the police’s plans, but said the group members are determined and don’t intend to retreat in the event of an attack. Also, the MP said he is going to meet with Jirair Sefilian at the detention facility he is currently being kept in.

1:55 pm: One of the wounded police officers was admitted to Muratsan military hospital. He was wounded in the abdomen and has already undergone surgery.

1:45 pm: Several people, including activist Vardges Gaspari were detained at the Freedom Square near Yerevan’s Opera House. The gunmen earlier called on the public to gather at the square “for planning the next steps.”

1:30 pm: The NSS said a police officer was killed and two more were wounded in the hostage situation. Two of the hostages were set free following the National Security Service’s operative measures, the NSS said in a statement.

12:56 pm: Local residents told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent that the operation began at around 5:30 am. A powerful explosion was first heard (probably the truck hitting the gates – editor’s note), followed by gunshot fire.

12:38 pm:Commander of the Internal Troops Levon Yeranosyan, Deputy Police Chief Hunan Poghosyan have arrived at the scene. Poghosyan urged the public to go home for their own security.

12:20 pm: MP Nikol Pashinyan who just left the police premises told reporters that the group demand resignation of [President] Serzh Sargsyan and transfer of power to the people. The armed group currenyly holds 7 people hostage. There were initially 8 hostages but one of them was hospitalized following a fluctuation of blood pressure. The incident took place early in the morning when the members of the group hit the gates of the department with a Ural truck. According to Pashinyan, one of the members has received a gunshot or shrapnel injury in the head

11:41 am: Police cars and armored vehicles have blocked the road taking to the Erebuni police department. Journalists are barred from entering the area or reporting on the inicident, RFE/RL Armenian Service says.

Head of the press service of the Armenian police Ashot Aharonyan said they will soon issue a statement.

11:15 am: The NSS reports that state authorities continue their normal operation, while law enforcement authorities are properly carrying out public safety functions.

Negotiations are currently underway with the armed militants for them to peacefully surrender to the Armenian authorities, the NSS said.

As the press service of the National Security Service (NSS) reports, their supporters use news outlets and social media platforms “to spread disinformation about starting an armed uprising, capturing buildings and premises.”

Armenia’s NSS declared that the information does not correspond to reality.

10:35: Founding Parliament member Varuzhan Avetisyan, who also from “Sasna Tsrer,” said that those seizing the building are members of the initiative too. They demand that founder of the movement Jirair Sefilian who was arrested several weeks ago, be set free.

He said that the police used an armed vehicle to attack those seizing the building, a retaliatory fire broke, injuring several people.

In an interview with Armtimes.am, Avetisyan said earlier that after Sefilian joins them from jail, they will proceed to the next stage of their demand, i.e. resignation of [President] Serzh Sargsyan and transfer of power to the people. Sefilian is the one to conduct negotiations, he said. He also added that they have Deputy Chief of Yerevan Police Valery Osipyan and deputy chief of police Vardan Yeghiazaryan.

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New anti-hail stations made in Armenia

September 20, 2015 By administrator

Anti-hail-StationArmenia has created new anti-hail stations. In comparison with the operating analogues, they have a 20% larger protective coverage, Locator CJSC representative Karen Grigoryan told Armenian News – NEWS.am. Besides, modern control system is installed on them.

According to Grigoryan, due to the new station, Armenia’s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations, which controls the network of the republic’s anti-hail stations, will be able to read from control centre all the station parameters in real time. Those parameters will include gas supplies (used for disrupting hail clouds), its pressure in the containers, etc.

“We have already conducted talks with the Ministry and are ready to deliver to the republic as much equipment as possible to protect our farmers from hail. We also want to look into the opportunities for export to the neighboring Georgia and Iran, as well as the EU states,” Grigoryan said.

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