THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE MADE ITS JUDGMENT. WHAT IS NEXT?
On March 4 at the Journalist Union of Armenia the press conference of the experts of the Council of Europe...
“NO TO CENSORSHIP” JOINT ACTION
On March 2 the joint action of leading Armenian media and journalistic associations continued. The action is targeted against the...
“Independent Media and Conflict Resolution in the South Caucasus”
“NO TO CENSORSHIP” JOINT ACTION On March 2 the joint action of leading Armenian media and journalistic associations continued. The...
“GAROUN” MAGAZINE IS 35 YEARS OLD
On March 1, “Garoun” literature magazine celebrated the 35th anniversary since its foundation.
We congratulate our colleagues and wish them success...
THE RA COURT OF CASSATION LEFT THE DECISION ON THE SUIT OF “OGOSTOS” AGENCY UNCHANGED
On February 22 the Chamber of Civil and Commercial Cases of the RA Court of Cassation declined the challenge of...
BROADCASTERS DEMAND TO REVIEW THE PROVISIONS ON STATE FEES
On February 23 eighteen TV and radio companies of the country and Internews-Armenia made an address to the RA President...
THE DIRECTOR OF “NOYAN TAPAN” NEWS AGENCY CALLS ON HSBC-ARMENIA BANK TO REVOKE THE SUIT VERSUS “GOLOS ARMENII” AND “YERKIR” NEWSPAPERS
On February 25 at the RA Commercial Court the consideration of the suit by HSBC-Armenia versus “Golos Armenii” and “Yerkir”...
THE SUIT OF “NOYAN TAPAN” VERSUS “ARARAT SERVICE” LTD./“LOTOS” TV COMPANY SATISFIED
On February 28 at the RA Commercial Court hearings on the suit of “Noyan Tapan” LLC versus “Ararat Service” Ltd./“Lotos”...
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST THE CHIEF EDITOR OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK”
The Prosecutor’s Office of Center and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan has instituted criminal proceedings against the Chief Editor of “Haikakan...
THE OPPOSITION PARTIES OF SHIRAK SUPPORT JOURNALISTS AND APPEAL NOT TO SUBMIT THE DRAFT law “on mass COMMUNICATION” TO THE PARLIAMENT
On February 25 “Shirak Regional Party Consensus” (an organization uniting 14 regional branches of opposition parties, active in Gyumri and...
WRITERS UNION OF ARMENIA PROTESTS AGAINST THE DRAFT LAW “ON MASS COMMUNICATION”
On February 28 the Board of the Writers Union of Armenia discussed the draft law “On Mass Communication” developed by...
“NO TO CENSORSHIP!” JOINT ACTION
On March 1, by a mutual agreement, the front pages of the leading Armenian newspapers (“Aravot”, “Azg”, “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Hayots...
“GRAKAN TERT” IS 70 YEARS OLD
On February 22 “Grakan Tert” literature newspaper celebrated its 70th anniversary. The Chief Editor of the publication is Karineh Khodikian.
We...
NEW ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER “SOUTH CAUCASUS ECONOMY” ISSUED
On February 22 the first issue of “South Caucasus Economy” weekly electronic newsletter was produced. The newsletter (in the Armenian,...
“NOYAN TAPAN” WILL TAKE PART IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF HSBC-ARMENIA VERSUS “GOLOS ARMENII” AND “YERKIR” NEWSPAPERS
On February 18, the RA Commercial Court held the second session on the suit of HSBC-Armenia bank versus “Golos Armenii”...
FORMER “ARMENPRESS” EMPLOYEE STILL FIGHTING FOR HER RIGHTS
On February 20, at the Journalists Union of Armenia, a press conference of journalist Shushanik Abrahamian-Hairapetian was held. In September...
COMPETITION FOR LICENSING TV AND RADIO BROADCASTING ANNOUNCED
The National Commission on Television and Radio has announced a competition for licensing TV and radio broadcasting on the vacant...
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB APPEALS TO REMOVE THE DRAFT LAW “ON MASS COMMUNICATION” FROM CIRCULATION
On February 15 the National Press Club hosted a discussion of the draft law “On Mass Communication”, developed by the...
JOURNALISTS OF SHIRAK REGION AGAINST THE DRAFT LAW “ON MASS COMMUNICATION”
On February 21 on the initiative of "Asparez" Journalists' Club a discussion of the draft law “On Mass Communication”, developed...
STATEMENT BY MEDIA AND JOURNALISTIC ASSOCIATIONS OF ARMENIA
On February 21 in Yerevan a joint conference of media and journalistic associations was held. The conference participants adopted a...
THE CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE NAMED THE DRAFT LAW “ON MASS COMMUNICATION” A MISUNDERSTANDING
The draft law “On Mass Communication”, developed by the RA Ministry of Justice and approved by the Government (see YPC...
“SHIRAK” STATE TELEVISION TRANSFORMED INTO A PUBLIC BROADCASTER
The state television of Shirak region, “Shirak”, is transformed from a state close joint-stock company into a public TV company....
NEW COMPUTER LAB OPENED AT the YSU JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT
On February 15, at the Journalism Department of Yerevan State University a new computer laboratory was opened. Its establishment was...
JOURNALIST’S CAR ROBBED
On February 12, in Tpagrichneri street of Yerevan the car of journalist Julietta Amirkhanian, the author of “Judicial Channel” TV...
HSBC-ARMENIA VERSUS "GOLOS ARMENII" AND "YERKIR" NEWSPAPERS
On February 13, the consideration of the suit of a major Armenian bank, HSBC-Armenia, versus “Golos Armenii” and “Yerkir” newspapers...
THE COURT OF APPEALS PARTIALLY SATISFIED THE CLAIM OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS
On February 1, at the RA Court of Appeals the challenge of the Association of Investigative Journalists of Armenia was...
MEETING WITH ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS HELD AT THE IRAN EMBASSY
On February 7, the Embassy of Iran in Armenia held a meeting with Armenian journalists on the occasion of the...
STICK RAISED OVER MEDIA: GOVERNMENT APPROVED THE DRAFT LAW “ON MASS COMMUNICATION”
On February 7, at the session of Armenian Government with President Robert Kocharian at chair, the Draft Law “On Mass...
FROM JOURNALISTIC INVESTIGATIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF CORRUPTION
On February 8, at the Journalists Union of Armenia certificates were awarded to the graduates of the training course on...
“YERKIR” HAS BECOME A WEEKLY
The organ of “Dashnaktsutyun” Party, “Yerkir” newspaper is no longer a daily, it is now issued once a week, on...
MINISTRY OF STATE REVENUES CHALLENGING THE DECISION ON THE SUIT OF “OGOSTOS” AGENCY
The RA Ministry of State Revenues addressed the Chamber of Civil and Commercial Cases of the RA Court of Cassation...
WORKSHOP ON E-DEVELOPMENT HELD IN YEREVAN
On January 28-29 in Yerevan a workshop titled “E-development in Europe and Central Asia” was held. The workshop was organized...
THE DRAFT LAW "ON MASS COMMUNICATION": THE STICK WITHOUT THE CARROT
In mid-January, 2002, the RA Ministry of Justice has introduced to public discussion its Draft Law "On Mass Communication".
Even a...
“AVANGARD” WEEKLY CHANGED ITS FOUNDER
Recently “Avangard” weekly changed its founder. Currently, the founders are the Chief Editor Julietta Martirosian and the well-known Armenian entrepreneur...
THE CHALLENGE OF SHUSHANIK ABRAHAMIAN-HAIRAPETIAN DECLINED
The RA Court of Appeals, on January 16, left unchanged the decision of the court of primary jurisdiction on the...
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TELEVISION AND RADIO INTRODUCED THE PROCEDURE OF THE COMPETITION FOR TV AND RADIO BROADCAST LICENSING
On January 22-23 the National Commission on Television and Radio held discussions with the heads of Armenian broadcasters, representatives of...
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FOR CITIZENS AND AUTHORITIES
On January 24-25, at the Yerevan "Hrazdan" Hotel a workshop on “Freedom of Information in Armenia” was held. The workshop...
HOW MYTHS ARE BEGOTTEN (DEMO VERSION)
Comment by Yerevan Press Club
At the end of last week we once more witnessed the myth creation by media. The...
DEPARTMENT ON INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS REORGANIZED INTO PUBLICATIONS AGENCY
On January 17 at a session of the Government of Armenia the decision of reorganizing the Department of Information and...
INFORMATION ON STATE REGISTRATION IS NOW PROVIDED FOR MONEY
On January 17, Yerevan Press Club addressed Sergey Karapetian, employee of the Division for Registering Public Associations, Non-for-Profit Legal Persons,...
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