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#CRIMINALIZATION

Politics

Armenia criminalizes calls and actions to renounce its sovereignty

By a vote of 59 to 31 abstentions Armenia's National Assembly has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the Criminal Code, which criminalize actions aimed at renouncing or restricting, fully or partially, the country's sovereignty by using or threatening to use violence.

03.05.2023, 12:53

Politics

Armenian government endorses criminalization of renunciation of sovereignty and calls for it

The Armenian government approved today a set of amendments to the Criminal Code that would criminalize the renunciation of Armenia's sovereignty, namely the use or threat of force to restrict or deprive Armenia of its sovereignty, as well as public calls for the renunciation of sovereignty.

29.12.2022, 11:56

Politics

Freedom House urges Armenian PM to take concerns of media seriously

Freedom House welcomed the decriminalization of "grave insults" in Armenia and the government’s commitment to broad consultation on media legislation reflected in a Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the Armenian Government and CSOs, the organization said in a tweet.

08.07.2022, 15:29

Politics

Armenian opposition proposes to criminalize statements questioning territorial integrity of country

A bill drafted by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance, proposes that all statements questioning the territorial integrity of the country be criminalized.

22.03.2022, 13:29

Society

Armenian parliament criminalizes violation of isolation and self-isolation requirement during coronavirus-triggered state of emergency

An extraordinary session of Armenia's National Assembly convened on March 20 at the request of the government, approved in the first reading a set of amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code, which call for administrative and criminal liability for violating the requirements of isolation and self-isolation during the 30-day of state of emergency declared by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus.

21.03.2020, 13:16

Politics

Armenia criminalizes electoral bribery and fraud

The Armenian parliament has approved today in the second and final reading a set of legislative changes that criminalize election bribery.

07.09.2018, 12:35

Economy

Prime minister suggests decriminalization of some economic offences

Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan suggested at a Cabinet meeting on November 30 that government agencies develop a package of proposals on the decriminalization of certain types of economic crimes.

01.12.2017, 15:11