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International Press Institute calls on Armenian authorities to investigate violence against journalists during protests
The global network International Press Institute expresses serious concern over the injury of more than 10 Armenian journalists on 12 June while covering protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian Journalists Union condemns attacks on media during clashes between protesters and police
The Union of Journalists of Armenia condemned in a statement today 'disproportionate' actions of law enforcement bodies against citizens on 12 June evening in central Yerevan, when mass media representatives were also attacked during clashes between anti-government protesters and police. The Union demandedNo cases of use of force against journalists reported in Armenia in Q2 - Committee for Protection of Freedom of Expression
In the second quarter of 2023, as well as in the first quarter, not a single case of using physical force against journalists was reported шт Фкьутшф, but there are still certain problems, Chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Speech Ashot Melikyan said on Thursday.Union of Journalists of Armenia calls on PM's office to cancel discrimination and invite all media outlets to Pashinyan's press conference
The Union of Journalists of Armenia slammed in a statement the office of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for ignoring a string of opposition mass media outlets, which were not invited to a press conference Pashinyan will give on January 10.Armenian government allows government agencies to terminate journalists' accreditation
The Armenian government has approved today a set of amendments to the law on mass media, drafted by the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that would enable a government agency that accredited a journalist to request termination of the accreditation.Union of Journalists of Armenia condemns use of force by law enforcement agencies against media representatives
The Union of Journalists of Armenia condemned today the use of force by the law enforcement agencies against media representatives covering the opposition’s civil disobedience rallies in Yerevan.Twenty cases of putting pressure on journalists recorded in second quarter of 2021 in Armenia
The Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression recorded 20 cases of putting pressure on journalists in the second quarter of 2021, the chairman of the Committee Ashot Melikyan told reporters on Friday.Armenia criminalizes obstruction of legitimate professional activity of journalists
A set of amendments to Armenia's Criminal Code, approved today by the parliament in the second and final reading, criminalize the obstruction of the legitimate professional activities of journalists.More attacks and violence against journalists reported in Armenia
The number of attacks and violence against journalists and mass media outlets has increased in Armenia, according to Ashot Melikyan, chairman of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, who presented today a report on the situation with freedom of speech and the rights of journalists and mass media in Armenia in the first quarter of 2021.Russian foreign ministry: sustainable peace, return of refugees and establishment of normal life in Nagorno-Karabakh are main priorities
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova was asked today during a press briefing why a number of foreign journalists, individuals, tourists and representatives of charitable and international organizations were not allowed to enter the Nagorno-Karabakh by Russian peacekeepers, who say the ban comes from Azerbaijani authorities.Chinese journalists to visit Armenia next month
A group of Chinese journalists will visit Armenia on October 4-10 to see Armenian tourist centers and places of interest and tell about them to their country fellows, Mekhak Apresyan, the deputy head of the State Tourism Committee, told a news conference today.Human rights defender: Armenian journalists were subjected to targeted violence during 2016 July events
When covering the seizure of a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan in 2016 July by a group of armed men, local journalists were subjected to targeted violence, the human rights defender Arman Tatoyan stated today, when presenting an extraordinary report on the events of that period.Armenian premier says he gets little pleasure from communicating with journalists
Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime minister, responding Wednesday in the National Assembly to opposition MP Aram Manukyan’s proposal not to bar journalists from communicating with officials, said that his meetings with journalists are quite frequent, and there is an opinion that they are too frequent.OSCE media freedom representative urges protection for journalists reporting on civil unrest in Armenia
At the end of the siege of police headquarters in Yerevan, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović sought reassurance on August 1 from the foreign minister of Armenia that journalists’ rights and safety during times of civil unrest would be protected, the OSCE Yerevan Office reported.News 1 - 20 of 24
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