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Use your influence on the people standing at the helm of our state: message to Pope

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Message of “Rise up, Armenia” to Pope Francis: "Your Holiness, Welcome to Armenia, As the sons and daughters of the first Christian nation we have been taught to adore our parents, to be faithful to our families, to earn an honest living, and to abstain from killing, from eying our neighbour’s property, from idolising individuals, and from giving false testimony against anybody. These commandments became the cornerstone of our people’s struggle for independence 25 years ago, when we reclaimed our sovereignty on our freedom of conscience, on our ancient history, on our water and land. However, today, the struggle for our independence is incomplete as the offspring of the former empire are still in power at the helm of our country and ignore these commandments. They have forcibly created a barrier between them and the people. Through false accusations and indictments they continuously discredit, embarrass, and jail anyone with the civil courage to request that they act and abide by those universal rules. We rely on your wisdom, and appeal to you with a request to use your influence on the people standing at the helm of our state, to make them stop the practice of false testimonies and legal fabrications, and to immediately release all political prisoners. Our deepest respect."