DIRECTOR OF “AR” DOES NOT CONFIRM RUMORS ABOUT THE CHANGE OF TV CHANNEL OWNER
Since October 16 “AR” TV company stopped its broadcasts. As YPC was told by the Director of “AR” Edgar Manukian,...
RADIO LIBERTY CALLED ON THE AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER
On October 15 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty issued a press release on the withdrawal “Azatutiun” (“Liberty”) program produced by the...
CHIEF EDITOR OF “SYUNYATS YERKIR” ASSAULTED
In the morning of October 13 in Kapan city, Syunik region, an attack was made on the Chief Editor of...
HALF A YEAR OF CUSTODY FOR ATTACK ON PHOTOJOURNALIST IMPOSED
On October 11 at the court of primary jurisdiction of Kotayk region of Hrazdan city the hearing of the case...
RESOLUTION ON THE REPORT OF PACE MONITORING COMMITTEE ADOPTED
On October 7 at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe the draft report of the...
HEARINGS OF EUROPEAN COURT ON THE SUIT OF “A1+” ARE DRAWING CLOSE
On October 4 the Government of Armenia answered the inquiry of the European Court of Human Rights on the suit...
NO ONE HAS BEEN REFUSED
On October 7 at the session of the National Commission on Television and Radio a decision was adopted to issue...
ARMENIAN PRESS DAY TO COMMEMORATE “AZDARAR”
On October 7 at the session of the RA Government it was decided to rename the Day of the Press...
“PRESS CLUB” ON AIR
On October 4 on the evening air of the Second Armenian TV Channel the “Press Club” program cycle was launched....
HEARINGS ON THE CASE OF ATTACK ON PHOTOJOURNALIST STARTED
On October 7 in the court of primary jurisdiction of Kotayk region of Hrazdan city hearings on the case of...
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPORT OF THE PACE MONITORING COMMITTEE
On October 4 in Yerevan the Partnership for Open Society Initiative, uniting over 40 public organizations, held discussions of the...
MDI SEMINAR: NGOs AND MEDIA
On October 4-6 in Yerevan a training seminar for non-governmental organizations representing various society groups and minorities and for journalists...
YSU JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT IS FIVE YEARS OLD
On October 1 the Journalism Department of the Yerevan State University celebrated the fifth anniversary since it was founded. The...
HEARINGS ON THE ATTACK ON THE PHOTOJOURNALIST SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 7
On October 7 in the court of primary jurisdiction of Kotayk region of Hrazdan city the hearings on the case...
ANOTHER ASSAULT ON MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE
On September 23 in the vicinity of one of the markets of Yerevan correspondent of “Haikakan Zhamanak” daily Arman Galoyan...
THE PARTLY FREE COUNTRY WITH NOT FREE MEDIA
On September 23 the international human rights organization “Freedom House” published an annual global survey of political rights and civil...
“RESPUBLIKA ARMENIA” HAS A NEW EDITOR
On September 24 at the general meeting of the authorized representatives of the founder of “Respublika Armenia” newspaper, "Hayastani Hanrapetutiun-Respublika...
FREE MEDICAL DAY CAME FOR JOURNALISTS, TOO
On September 25 the primary health care centers of Armenia held an open house day for the culture workers and...
YPC ANNUAL AWARD
On September 22 at the Business Center of American University of Armenia the Annual Award ceremony...
INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURES AND MEDIA
On September 19-21 in Tsaghkadzor seminar “International Structures and Media: Relations and Ethics” was held, organized by Yerevan Press Club...
WHAT DOES THE PLAINTIFF WANT?
On September 20 the RA Court of Appeals dismissed the suit of the resident of Khachpar village of Ararat region...
APPEAL OF “INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS” DECLINED
On September 16 the RA Court of Appeals refused the suit of “Investigative Journalists” NGO versus the Yerevan municipality. As...
MEDIA RESPONSE TO SUPERSYSTEM
During the opening of “CS Media City” holding on September 4, 2004 (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, September 3-9, 2004),...
OVER THIRTY FREQUENCIES TO BE COMPETED FOR
On September 17, the National Commission on Television and Radio announced broadcast licensing competitions on 30th UHF of Artashat (Ararat...
INTERNEWS ARMENIA AWARDED TV JOURNALISTS
On September 18 the results of competition of TV newscast among private TV companies, held by Internews Armenia with financial...
PTA YOUTH CHANNEL CHANGES ITS NAME
Since September 20 the channel for youth of the Public Television of Armenia “First Channel-Yerevan”, aired on 48th UHF of...
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY
On September 9-12 9 in Tsaghkadzor a training seminar "Public Information in a Democratic Society” was held by Yerevan Press...
COMPETITIONS FOR FIVE FREQUENCIES ANNOUNCED
On September 16 the National Commission on Television and Radio announced broadcast licensing competitions for five UHFs: 22nd in Yeghegnadzor...
MEDIA LEGISLATION AND THE RIGHTS OF JOURNALISTS IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
On September 15 at the House of Journalist the presentation of “Harmonization of Media Legislation of South Caucasus Countries with...
BACK AGAIN
Since September 13 “Aravot TV” company returned to its older name, “Kentron”. The logotype of “Aravot” daily remained on the...
NOVELTIES OF PRESS MARKET
The first issue of weekly newspaper “168 Zham” (“168 hours”). The weekly is published on 16/A3 pp., with a print...
INVESTIGATION OF THE ATTACK ON THE PHOTO JOURNALIST MKHITAR KHACHATRIAN COMPLETED
On September 6 the investigation of the attack on the correspondent of the photo news agency “Photolure” Mkhitar Khachatrian, made...
REGIONAL PARTNERS GATHERED IN ISTANBUL
On September 4-5 in Istanbul a partner meeting on “Strengthening Democracy by Freedom of Expression in South Caucasus” was held....
MEDIA CITY OPENING CEREMONY HELD
On September 4 in Yerevan the opening ceremony of Media City was held. The Media City is a complex built...
WEB PORTAL ON ARMENIAN ART
On September 8 the Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists held a presentation of its web portal www.arvest.am ,...
УГОЛОВНОЕ ДЕЛО ПРОТИВ КОРРЕСПОНДЕНТА "АЙОЦ АШХАР" НЕ ВОЗБУЖДЕНО
6 августа Кассационный суд РА оставил в силе решение предыдущей судебной инстанции о правомерности действий следственного органа, не возбудившего уголовное...
INVESTIGATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS CASES CONTINUES
On July 21 in accordance with a resolution made at the session of the Media Legislation Working Group, established by...
LACK OF PUNISHMENT GENERATES NEW CRIMES
On August 24 in Tsaghkadzor (Kotayk region) another attack on journalists was made. The correspondent of “Photolure” photo news agency...
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION: COURTS AND MEDIA
On August 26-28 in Tsaghkadzor seminar “Judicial Protection of Human Rights in Armenia and the Media Involvement in the Process”...
