OSCE "Deeply Concerned" About Violence Against Armenian Journalists

12 September 2006

The Yerevan office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
added its voice on Tuesday to serious concerns expressed by Armenian media and
human rights groups about recent reported attacks on local journalists.

“The OSCE Office in Yerevan is deeply concerned over recent incidents of
violence and intimidation against local journalists which have obstructed their
professional duties and infringed upon the freedom of expression,” it said in a
statement.


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Armenian Ombudsman Appeals To RA Constitutional Court Against Article 31.2
Of Law On Political Parties

11 September 2006

Armenian Ombudsman Armen Haroutunyan has applied to the Constitutional Court of
Armenia against the points 2 and 3 of the second part of Article No.31 in the
Law on political parties.

The Armenian Ombudsman Press Service told ArmInfo the points are concerned with
the disbanding of political parties in case when they do not overcome the
barrier to the parliament during elections. The Ombudsman thinks it a violation
of human rights.


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Armenian Editor Jailed For 4 Years

8 September 2006

The young editor of an Armenian newspaper critical of the government was found
guilty of illegally avoiding military service and sentenced to four years in
prison by a Yerevan court on Friday...


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Armenian Ombudsman, Media Groups Condemn Editor’s Beating

07 September 2006

Armenia’s state human rights defender and leading press freedom advocacy groups
condemned on Thursday a reported attack on the editor of a major local newspaper
and demanded that law-enforcement authorities identify and punish its
perpetrators...


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Ex-Soldiers Demand Continued Free Education

07 September 2006

Dozens of former army soldiers enrolled in Armenian state universities rallied
on Thursday outside the government building in Yerevan to protest against the
abolition of a legal provision that allowed them to study free of charge...


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Armenian Editor ‘Attacked By Thugs’

06 September 2006

The editor-in-chief of one of Armenia’s best-selling newspapers claimed to have
been attacked and beaten up on Wednesday by well-built men resembling the
notorious bodyguards of government-connected wealthy businessmen...


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