PRIVATE PUBLISHING HOUSE REFUSED ITS SERVICES TO “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” DAILY
On May 17 “Haikakan Zhamanak” daily, one of the few editions that are in radical opposition to the authorities of...
"TSAYG" WEEKLY PUBLISHED ITS FIRST ISSUE
The launch of "Tsayg" weekly in the City of Gyumri (Shirak region of Armenia) was scheduled to coincide with the...
THE FREEDOM HOUSE SURVEY ASSESSED ARMENIAN MEDIA AS PARTLY FREE
Freedom House, an international non-profit organization, has recently published it annual survey on the condition of media in 187 countries...
JUDGES AND JOURNALISTS MADE A JOINT STATEMENT
On May 5-6 in Tsaghkadzor a conference on "The Role of European Court of Human Rights in the Protection of...
“FRONT LINE”: TV BRIDGES BETWEEN Yerevan AND BAKU
On May 11 at the Journalists Union of Armenia Internews Armenia non-governmental organization held a press conference dedicated to the...
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
The project on Georgian-Abkhaz Confidence Building with the participation of the Caucasus Forum of NGOs, financed by the European Union,...
JOURNALISTIC ASSOCIATIONS CONDUCT AN OPINION POLL
Yerevan, Baku and Stepanakert Press Clubs have started an opinion poll in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Mountainous Karabagh on the possible...
TV AND RADIO COMPANIES TO BE RE-LICENSED
All TV and radio companies of Armenia will soon have to apply to the National Commission on Television and Radio...
ARTS FOR MEDIA
On May 2 in Yerevan at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall a concert of Chamber Ensembles of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra...
ON MAY 3 IN 10 CIS COUNTRIES THE FIRST NIGHT OF INTERNEWS FILM TOOK PLACE
On May 3, the World Press Freedom Day, on most Armenian TV channels the first night of TV film “Freedom...
PACE DENOUNCES SERIOUS ATTACKS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE MEDIA OF EUROPE
On April 24, at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg the issue of...
NTV BROADCASTING IN ARMENIA RENEWED
On April 24 the broadcasting of NTV programs in Armenia was stopped, a fact which caused great anxiety among the...
PRIZES AWARDED TO THE ARMENIAN WINNERS OF UN WORLD CONTEST
On April 26 at the Journalists Union of Armenia, the prizes of the UN World Contest “101 Way to Sustainable...
AMENDMENTS TO THE MEDIA LAW RATIFIED
On April 26 the RA President Robert Kocharian ratified the RA Law "On Introducing Amendments to the RA Law 'On...
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC TELEVISION OF ARMENIA APPOINTED
On April 16 the session of the Council of Public Television and Radio of Armenia was held. At the session...
PUBLICATION OF "HAYASTANI HANRAPETUTIUN" RENEWED
On April 7, "Hayastani Hanrapetutiun" daily renewed its publication (volume - 8/A2 pages , circulation - 4000 copies).
As it has...
THE EDITION’S PROPERTY CONFISCATED
As “Aravot” daily informed on April 10, last week the editorial office of “Chorrord Ishkhanutiun” newspaper, located in the headquarters...
LEADERS OF RUSSIAN MEDIA VISITED ARMENIA
On April 11, a special flight from Moscow brought to Yerevan an impressive delegation of Russian journalists. The trip was...
“SNARK” NEWS AGENCY CELEBRATED ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY
On March 31 the independent "SNARK" news agency celebrated its tenth anniversary. The agency received congratulation addresses from the RA...
THE FIRST MEETING IN YEREVAN COMPLETED
On March 30 - April 2 in Yerevan the meeting of journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Mountainous Karabagh was held....
STATEMENT OF YEREVAN PRESS CLUB ON THE SITUATION IN NTV COMPANY
On April 4 Yerevan Press Club made a statement in defense of Russian NTV Company:
"Journalists have a special viewpoint regarding...
“Methodology for Media Monitoring and Sociological Surveys on the Problem of Mountainous Karabagh”
STATEMENT OF YEREVAN PRESS CLUB ON THE SITUATION IN NTV COMPANY On April 4 Yerevan Press Club made a statement...
CRIMINAL ACTIONS AGAINST KARABAGH JOURNALISTS STOPPED
In late March the General Prosecutor’s Office of Mountainous Karabagh stopped the criminal actions instituted at the end of December...
JOURNALIST SUMMONED TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
On March 26 journalist Vahan Ishkhanian was summoned to the prosecutor’s office to give testimony regarding his article titled “Corruption...
NEW EDITION FOR YOUTH PUBLISHED
The unified 1-2 issue of Newsletter of the Youth of Armenia was published. Its presentation took place on March 27,...
THE FIRST LITERATURE INTERNET MAGAZINE LAUNCHED
On March 29 the presentation of the Internet magazine “Bnagir”, the first electronic literature edition in Armenian language, took place...
JOURNALIST’S LIBRARY REPLENISHED
On March 20 another book of Yerevan Press Club titled “Media and Democracy” replenished “Journalist’s Library” specialized literature series, published...
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TELEVISION AND RADIO APPOINTED
On March 19, according to the requirements of RA Law “On Television and Radio”, the RA President Robert Kochraian signed...
THE DEMAND OF SCOUTS TO INITIATE A CRIMINAL ACTION AGAINST THE CHIEF EDITOR OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” REJECTED
The Prosecutor’s Office of Center and Nork-Marash Communities of Yerevan refused the National Scout Movement in instituting a criminal action...
PRESIDENT OF MOUNTAINOUS KARABAGH EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON THE CASE OF VAHRAM AGHAJANIAN
This week the public address of Gevorg Aghajanian, the father of Karabagh journalist Vahram Aghajanian, to the President of Mountainous...
“SHANT” TV AND RADIO COMPANY: SECOND BIRTH AFTER 7 YEARS
This was the title of the presentation of “Shant” TV and radio company (Gyumri, Shirak region of Armenia) that took...
THE FIRST TOURIST PERIODICAL ISSUED IN ARMENIA
For the first time in Armenia a specialized tourist newspaper named "Tourism Today" , founded and published by "Tourism Management"...
CHIEF EDITOR OF “HAIKAKAN ZHAMANAK” SUMMONED TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE TO GIVE EXPLANATIONS
As it has already been reported (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, February 17-23, 2001), the National Scout Movement requested the...
“HAYASTANI HANRAPETUTIUN”: CHANGES ANTICIPATED
On March 13, a new Chief Editor, Tigran Farmanian, was introduced to the staff of “Hayastani Hanrapetutiun” daily. Previously he...
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RA LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO” PASSED THE FIRST READING
On March 6 the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the first reading the Draft Law “On Amendments and Additions...
PUBLICATION OF “RESPUBLICA ARMENIA” RESUMED
On March 9, after a 9-month interval, the Russian-language “Respublica Armenia” newspaper was published. The homonymous daily was founded by...
DRAFT LAW “ON TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING” DEVELOPED BY STEPANAKERT PRESS CLUB
The Draft Law “On Television and Radio Broadcasting”, developed by Stepanakert Press Club, was discussed by the leaders of Mountainous...
STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE USA EVALUATING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS IN ARMENIA
On February 26 the US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for year 2000, prepared...
A GLIMPSE OF MEDIA?
Recently National Report of Human Development in Armenia in year 2000, prepared by the RA President Office jointly with a...
NEW JOURNALISTIC ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN MOUNTAINOUS KARABAGH
On February 16 a founding meeting of the Journalists Union of Mountainous Karabagh was held in Stepanakert. Kim Gabrielian, the...
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