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Building a Europe for and with Children: Multiplier Effect Meeting at the Council of Europe Information Office
Yerevan.27.07.2006 To promote the public awareness about Council of Europe work in the field of children rights and establish a partnership for distribution of relevant Council of Europe documents and publications, the...
Armenia Has Made Significant Progress in Improving Media Legislation But Media Pluralism Remains Limited: OSCE Report
Armenia has made significant progress in improving media legislation, but media pluralism remains limited to the independent, but financially weak, print media, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos...
RA Ombudsman and EU Special Representative Discussed Human Rights Protection Issues in South Caucasus Region
RA ombudsman Armen Harutiunyan and the special representative of the European Union in the South Caucasus, Ambassador Peter Semneby discussed the human rights protection issues in the region. According to the RA...
Armenian Judicial Reform Unveiled
Justice Minister David Harutiunian outlined on Tuesday an impending reform of Armenia’s judicial and law-enforcement systems which he said is aimed at making them more independent and less corrupt. Harutiunian...
Sarkisian Vows ‘Best’ Election In Armenia’s History
Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian said next year’s parliamentary elections will be the “best” in Armenia’s history as he officially became the number two figure in the governing Republican Party (HHK) at the weekend. “...
Forced Refugees: Armenia offers haven to Lebanese Diaspora
Armenian authorities are taking measures to alleviate the consequences of the Middle East violence for Armenian citizens caught amidst the war that broke out between Lebanon and Israel last week. Armenia’s Deputy...
Court Refuses To Order Arrested Editor’s Release
An Armenian appeals court upheld on Wednesday the controversial pre-trial detention of the editor of an independent newspaper critical of the government who is facing up to five years in prison for alleged draft evasion...
Multiplier Effect Meeting at the Council of Europe Information Office
Yerevan. 13.07.2006 To promote the public awareness about Council of Europe work in the field of fight against trafficking in humans and establish a partnership for distribution of relevant Council of Europe documents...
Armenian Editor Jailed Without Bail; Political Motives Cited
New York, July 7, 2006 -- The editor of an opposition daily has been jailed in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, for more than two weeks without bail. Arman Babadzhanian, editor-in-chief of Zhamanak Yerevan (Yerevan Times...
Armenian Parliament Set To Call Amnesty
The Armenian parliament debated on Thursday and will likely accept President Robert Kocharian’s proposal to call a general amnesty dedicated to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the declaration of Armenia’s independence...