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The European Court of Human Rights issued a verdict in the case of Pashinyan v. Armenia. The ECHR recognised the violation of Nikol Pashinyan’s rights to freedom of assembly and expression, personal integrity, liberty and security during the events of 2008, when the current Prime Minister of Armenia was still an oppositionist and got arrested on charges of organizing mass riots and sentenced to 7 years.

Lawsuits against Armenia were submitted to the ECHR in 2010 and 2011 and concerned the events that took place in Yerevan after the 2008 presidential elections.

Nikol Pashinyan did not file claims for material compensation with the European Court.

During the 2008 presidential elections, Nikol Pashinyan represented presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan [Armenia’s first president, resigned in 1998].

The Central Electoral Commission recognized presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan as the winner of the elections. However, supporters of the political bloc led by ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosyan demanded that the election results be reviewed. They claimed that in reality, Ter-Petrosyan had won.