Newspaper Staff Protest Editor’s Arrest

27 June 2006

Journalists working for an independent Armenian newspaper picketed the
Prosecutor-General’s Office on Tuesday to condemn the arrest of their young
editor-in-chief accused of draft evasion...


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Because of the Electricians

21 June 2006

The director and two deputy directors of “Tatev” branch of “Armenian Electricity
Network” CJSC visited the editorial office of newspaper “Syunyats Yerkir” and
deprived them of electricity.

The problem emerged after the newspaper published an article titled “The energy
system of Syunik is corrupted” in the June 15 issue of the current year. During
the discussion of the article the newspaper offered the heads of “Tatev” branch
to answer the criticism within the framework of the law if they have something
against the material printed in the newspaper. But the authorities of the branch
were not content with it. By order of Arayik Grigoryan, the director of the
branch, the editorial office was immediately deprived of electricity. As a
result of this the newspapers was forced into a standstill...


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Banned TV Forced Out Of Yerevan Offices

19 June 2006

A1+, Armenia’s leading independent television station pulled off the air four
years ago, is facing an even more uncertain future after being squeezed out of
its state-owned offices in Yerevan...


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