Judgments/Decisions 2020

MEO Expert Opinion of December 22, 2020 on the appeal of the Commission on Television and Radio regarding the November 20, 2020 report of “ArmNews” TV company.

MEO Expert Opinion of December 15, 2020 regarding the RA citizen Emma Kirakosyan’s lawsuit against ATV channel and a group of citizens – in addition to the opinion of the Information Disputes Council on the same lawsuit.

MEO Expert Opinion of November 17, 2020 regarding the RA National Assembly Deputy Gevorg Gorgisyan’s lawsuit against “Chorrord Ishkhanutyun” newspaper (in addition to the opinion of the Information Disputes Council on the same lawsuit).

MEO Expert Opinion of September 28, 2020 on the complaint by Armen Soghoyan, President of Armenian Psychiatric Association, against the “Sharp Angle” program of “Armenia” TV company aired on July 12, 2020 (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ․ սեպտեմբերի 28-ի փորձագիտական կարծիքը` Արմեն Սողոյանն՝ ընդդեմ «Սուր անկյուն» հաղորդաշարի).

MEO Statement of July 16, 2020 regarding the coverage of the construction project of Yerevan Firdusi district/33rd quarter. The reason for the statement were the complaints of Isabella Sargsyan, member of “Yerevan Heritage Preservation Committee” civic initiative, against the reports of news programs “Lurer” (June 21, 2020) of the Public Television of Armenia and “Horizon” (June 27, 2020) of “Shant” TV company (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ․ հուլիսի 16-ի հայտարարությունը Ֆիրդուսի/33-րդ թաղամասի կառուցապատման նախագծին նվիրված լուսաբանման վերաբերյալ).

MEO Expert Opinion of June 22, 2020 on the complaint by Mushegh Hovsepyan, Assistant to the RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, against the piece “Minister Batoyan Self-Isolated” published on May 20, 2020 on Hraparak.am (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ. հունիսի 22-ի փորձագիտական կարծիքը՝ Մուշեղ Հովսեփյանն ընդդեմ Hraparak.am).

MEO Expert Opinion of June 2, 2020 on the complaint of the RA National Assembly deputy Vahagn Tevosyan against the piece “The Authorities Are in the Trend of Establishing Authoritarianism on All Fronts” published on May 26, 2020 on Hraparak.am (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ. հունիսի 2-ի փորձագիտական կարծիքը՝ Վահագն Թևոսյանն ընդդեմ Hraparak.am).

MEO Judgment of May 12, 2020 on the complaint by Aram Orbelian, lawyer of the RA Second President Robert Kocharian, against the piece “The Consequences of the Visit of Kocharian’s Defender to the Constitutional Court”, aired in the January 30, 2020 main issue of “Lurer” news program of the Public Television of Armenia (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ․ մայիսի 12-ի եզրակացությունը՝ Արամ Օրբելյանն ընդդեմ Հայաստանի հանրային հեռուստատեսության).

MEO Expert Opinion of January 17, 2020 on the complaint by Armen Khachatryan, Acting Head of the Department for Information and Public Relations Office of the Prime Minister of RA, against the piece “What should Karapetyan Answer? It Was His Head and the Velvet Revolutionaries that Created a Precedent of Looking for the Living among the Dead, Wasn’t it?” published on 168.am on October 26, 2019 (Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ. հունվարի 17-ի փորձագիտական կարծիքը՝ Արմեն Խաչատրյանն ընդդեմ 168.am).

Excerpt from minutes of MEO January 17, 2020 Session regarding the complaint by the Deputy of the RA National Assembly Arthur Hovhannisyan against the piece “Voyage, Voyage… Living la Dolce Vita” published on Hayeli.am on November 23, 2019. The RA NA deputies appealed to the editorial office demanding to refute the false information on their participation in an international advanced training being financed by the state budget. On November 30, 2019, Hayeli.am published “The Clarification of the Deputies”, making some changes in the text. Acknowledging the fact, the applicant considered inappropriate the further continuation of the dispute (Քաղվածք Դիտորդ մարմնի 2020թ․հունվարի 17-ի նիստի արձանագրությունից՝ Արթուր Հովհաննիսյանն ընդդեմ Hayeli.am).