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“Investigative Journalists” Still Have a Chance to Win the Suit against Yerevan Municipality
On October 29 the RA Court of Cassation secured the suit of “Investigative Journalists” NGO versus the municipality of Yerevan. On September 23 the organization challenged with the supreme jurisdiction body of the...
U.S. Concerned About Cancellation Of RFE/RL TV Show In Armenia
The United States has expressed concern at the abrupt cancellation of a television program of RFE/RL’s Armenian Service that was due to be broadcast by a Yerevan-based private channel on a weekly basis. “We note with...
Government Picks New Mobile Operator In One-Day ‘Tender’
Raising fresh questions about its transparency and integrity, the government unexpectedly announced Thursday the name of Armenia’s second mobile phone operator as a result of what it described as a competitive “tender”...
Government Approves Compromise Deal With ArmenTel
After ten days of deliberations and reportedly heated debates the government approved late Wednesday a compromise agreement to settle its long-standing disputes with ArmenTel which will lead to a partial liberalization...
Armentel Increasingly Expanding Its Power over Communication Area
A number of companies conveying sound signals through Internet gave a news conference Monday to voice alarm at the government’s attitude toward them. IPInternet phone company’s representatives said, the government had...
Statement of Yerevan Press Club, Journalists Union of Armenia and Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression
On October 27, 2004 at Tsaghkahovit village of Aragatsotn region the Chief Editor of “Aragats Ashkhar” newspaper Vardevan Grigorian was beaten by the head of the Aragats Fire Prevention Department and his deputy for a...
Another Fact of Police Brutality
Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan received Thursday alarming call from a Yerevan resident Rafik Sahakyan. He told the ombudsman his son Hmayak Sahakyan was seized Wednesday from his apartment by police officers and taken to...
Convict For Attack on Photojournalist Released
On October 26 Gagik Stepanian, convicted to six months' imprisonment for having attacked on August 24 in Tsaghkadzor the correspondent of “Photolure” photo news agency Mkhitar Khachatrian and obstructed the professional...
Press Discusses Removal of the Radio Liberty Program from TV Air
The removal of “Azatutiun” (“Liberty”) program, produced by Radio Liberty Armenian Service, from the air of “Kentron” TV company, caused much debate in the press. On October 13 the management of "Kentron" announced the...
Ombudsman Ready to Help Conscripts
Office of Ombudsman has today released such a statement: “2004’ autumn levy of Army started in Armenia. Serving the homeland is the civic duty of each citizen subject to conscription. But infringement of human rights...