On 8 September, a member of the Armenian National Assembly brought forward a legislative proposal on insult and defamation that aims to increase fines for publishing insults and defamatory comments in the media and social networks. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) join their affiliate, the Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA), in urging the parliament not to take up the proposal.
150 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 46119, the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 248 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 41941.
107 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 45969, the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 34 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 41693.
The Government of Armenia officially lifted the coronavirus-related state of emergency which spanned more than 6 months and is replacing it with quarantine measures effective immediately which would allow the authorities to continue enforcing safety rules and restrictions.
177 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 45503 , the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 201 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 41434.
174 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 45326 , the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 210 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 41233.
199 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 45152 , the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 431 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 41023.
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan has introduced a legislative initaitive by which he proposes to increase the amount of compensation for insult and defamation published on social networks and in the media, that is, AMD 1,000,000 instead of the previous AMD 5,000,000 for insult, and AMD 10,000,000 instead of the previous AMD 2,000,000 for defamation.
108 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 44953 , the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 471 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 40592.
62 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 44845, the Armenian Center For Disease Control reported. 32 patients recovered, raising the number of total recoveries to 40121.
