YEREVAN—A group of 69 faculty members of the American University of Armenia (AUA) released a public statement on May 2, supporting the Armenian people’s peaceful movement to restore social democratic values and fair, transparent elections.
Below is the statement in its entirety.
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As faculty members of the American University of Armenia, we unequivocally support the Armenian people’s peaceful movement to restore social democratic values and fair, transparent elections. We support the students, workers, and other citizens of Armenia who are collectively saying no to oligarchic rule, corruption, a biased judiciary, and other socio-economic injustices. We also want to state clearly that we reject violence in any form.
This new chapter in Armenian history is in large part being written by students. They are in the streets and in the public domain by the thousands, making history. History is also being made by those who may have other forms and paths of civic engagement. We support the peaceful, open exchange of many different political perspectives. And we stand by all students both inside and outside the classroom to support and help them turn Armenia into the democratic, just nation that the constitution guarantees and that the Armenian people have patiently waited for since 1991.
Signed:
- Arto Vaun
- Alen Amirkhanian
- Varduhi Petrosyan
- Knar Khatchatryan
- Donald E. Fuller
- Melissa Brown
- Hourig Attarian
- Vardan Baghdasaryan
- Hayk Nersisyan
- Adelaida Baghdasaryan
- Shushan Avagyan
- Michael Kouchakdjian
- Sergey Tantushyan
- Simon Clarke
- Yevgenya Paturyan
- Vahram Ter-Matevosyan
- Aram Keryan
- Sargis Zeytunyan
- Rozita Aghamalyan
- Talin Grigorian
- Christian Garbis
- Eric Grigorian
- Mica Hilson
- Ruben Malayan
- Suzanne Daghlian
- Artur Avanesov
- Agassy Manoukian
- Zaruhi Furunjyan
- Lilit Nersisyan
- Maria Titizian
- Hasmik Khalapyan
- Raffi Meneshian
- Vahagn Mikaelian
- Ashot Voskanyan
- Andranik Khachatryan
- Tatevik Avetisyan
- Michael Poghosyan
- Karen Keryan
- Eliza Tigranyan
- Vahagn Saghatelyan
- Lusine Sargsyan
- Suren Khachatryan
- Alexander Vartan Gubbins
- Tatevik Melikyan
- Bastida Francisco
- Armine Vahanyan
- Lusine Poghosyan
- Hrachya Hovhannisyan
- Ashot Harutyunyan
- Louisa Harutyunyan
- Lara Tcholakian
- Vahram Danielyan
- Mimi Zarookian
- Hilda Grigorian
- Rubina Gasparyan
- Henrik Shahgholian
- Madlene Minassian
- Marianna Movsesyan
- Davit Isajanyan
- Liliana Edilyan
- Arnak Poghosyan
- Victor Ohanyan
- Hrachya Astsatryan
- Arpi Grigoryan
- Siranush Dvoyan
- Sean Reynolds
- Zareh Tjeknavorian
- Gohar Goroyan
- Aleksandr Grigoryan
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