West’s silence about processes in Armenia – double standards at its finest
Novruz Mammadov, the deputy head of the Azerbaijani presidential
administration, chief of the administration’s foreign relations
department pointed out to another example of double standards
towards Azerbaijan.
"If even 1/10 of what has been happening in Yerevan occurred in
Baku, those who “care” about us would go on talking about it for a
month," Mammadov said in a tweet on June 25.
Yet, look how CNN, BBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House and others are
silent, Mammadov said.
It is a manifestation of double standards at its finest, because,
Armenia is a non-Muslim country, Mammadov added.
On June 23, the Armenian police broke up a rally in the center of
the country’s capital. The rally was held in protest against the
increased electricity tariffs. The protests in the streets resulted
in use of water cannons against people.
Over 230 people got arrested as a result of violent crackdown,
including journalists of Gala TV, the Radio Liberty’s Armenian
office, the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, the Hetq, News.am,
Panarmenian.net news agencies.
On June 17, Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission,
considering a request from the distribution company, Electric
Networks of Armenia, which is a subsidiary of the Inter RAO UES,
raised the electricity tariffs by 6.93 Armenian drams (about
$0.015).
This caused discontent among the population that believes the rise
in the cost of electricity will lead to higher prices for essential
goods and many services.
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