“I wouldn’t even call it a political activity. What he was doing was a mere unacceptable bad language against the government of that time, and most of his statements have not been proven as they were baseless, and he called it journalism. And now he is questioning the work of journalists who, within the scope of their ethical professional behaviour and their rights to discuss political statements, are making political analysis and statements,” said the TV host.
On September 1, at around 11:10, the Azerbaijani armed forces once again resorted to provocation, by opening fire from sniper rifles at the Armenian positions located in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the defense ministry of Armenia said in a statement.
Today, Armenia’s Union of Journalists organized a discussion “Against media restrictions, for the sake of free speech and the right to be informed”. During this discussion Satik Seyranyan, head of Armenia’s Union of Journalists made a speech, in which she said that the authorities, the circles that serve them, are targeting journalists, and for a quite long time they have been segregating media into theirs and outsiders.
“The heritage of authorities in our country is expressed in one thing – hate towards media, acting against media and limiting the freedom of speech” said the chief editor of Hraparak daily Armine Ohanyan today during a discussion entitled “Against media restrictions, for the sake of free speech and right to be informed” organized by the Union of Journalists of Armenia.
We have previously published information about a criminal case unleashed against Armenia’s bodybuilding champion Vahram Hakobyan, as a result of which, he claims, his right for free movement has been limited because of illegal actions against him, which in its turn has had a huge negative impact on his sprots career.
The opposition “With Honor” and “Armenia” factions of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia condemn the embarrassing violence used against deputies of the National Assembly in parliament today.
In an interview for GlobalMarkets, Artak Hanesyan, Ameriabank’s CEO, explains the bank’s strategy and highlights some of the key reasons for its success in the Armenian market.
Last week, we became convinced by our own experience that presence of Azerbaijani servicemen on the roads between Armenia’s Syunik province is a violation of the right to life and freedom of movement of people.
The Azerbaijani authorities are acting unlawfully, in blatant violation of international norms from the very outset, and bear the responsibility for killing the 2 Armenian servicemen in Yeraskh and Gegharkunik on 16 August, i.e. violating their right to life.
The Azerbaijani military attacked Artsakh’s Defense Army military positions with combat drones in the morning of August 11.
