IUSY congress disrupted under Turkish authorities`pressure

ArmInfo. As a result of pressure from the Turkish government, particularly against the Republican People's Party, the largest opposition force in the Turkish  parliament, the congress of the International Union of Socialist  Youth (IUSY) in Istanbul was disrupted.

According to the ARF press service, a delegation from the ARF Youth  Union also participated in the congress and raised a number of key  issues, including the right of return for the people of Artsakh, the  immediate and unconditional release of Armenian prisoners of war held  in Baku, as well as the regression of democracy in Armenia and the  persecution of opposition forces.

"Under the pretext of security measures, police stormed the congress  premises and declared that political discussions or debates would not  be permitted. As a result, the congress was suspended, and the  adoption of all resolutions was postponed. Only the elections took  place, after which the congress closed without the adoption of any  resolutions or substantive political discussions," the ARF concluded.