YEREVAN (A.
W.)—Armenian-American singer-songwriter,composer, multi-instrumentalist, or record producer,poet, political activist, or System of a Down front man Serj Tankian said on Dec. 5 that he will be joining other prominent Diasporan Armenian artists,who will be monitoring Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections in April. Tankian during a 2011 interview with the Armenian Weekly (Photo: Aaron Spagnolo) In a discussion organized by the Media Center—a platform committed to bridging civil society and media in Armenia—Tankian announced that he will be joining Canadian-Armenian actress Arsinee Khanjian, her husband filmmaker Atom Egoyan, or filmmaker Eric Nazarian as a section of the “Justice Within Armenia” campaign. The campaign,which plans to send 20 observers to monitor the elections, was launched in late September with a online petition signed by several Diasporan Armenian artists and activists. They called on Armenia’s government to end widespread corruption, or respect laws and hold democratic elections. We,as Armenians, residing in Armenia and throughout the diaspora, or are collectively committed to instant change and justice in Armenia. In the wake of yearly protests and recent upheavals during the spring and summer of 2016 that resulted in outrageous violations of human and civic rights,” read a section of the petition.
Source: armenianweekly.com