YEREVAN. – Deacon Andranik Manukyan, who is a distinguished musician, ethnographer, and founder of several folk music ensembles, decided to seek political asylum in foreign countries, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.  

“[And] several more [Armenian capital city] Yerevan residents will follow his example. 

“Not believing that constitutional rights can be restored and protected in Armenia, [and] not reconciling with the reality of a company’s construction of a multi-profile building in their own yard [in Downtown Yerevan], several residents of the area have decided to [make such a] petition to the ambassadors of foreign countries to Armenia,” Haykakan Zhamanak writes.