We also encourage law enforcement authorities to maintain order in a manner that upholds citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and assembly, and to investigate any incidents in which procedures may have been violated, including with regards to journalists covering demonstrations.”
On June 12, at the intersection of Baghramyan-Demirchyan streets, during the mass protest organized by the Tavush for the Motherland movement, a great number of peaceful demonstrators, among them about a dozen representatives of the mass media, i.e. journalists and operators, were seriously injured as a result of the police’s flagrant violation of the law, including the use of stun grenades without proper prior warning.
This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia.
City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices.
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan’s Address to the International Community
Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian today signed a memorandum of cooperation, recognizing the importance of partnership and cooperation in the education and professional training of students.
American celebrity chef, cookbook author, restaurateur and founder of the Mundo Hospitality Group, Mary Sue Milliken will visit Armenia June 7-13, 2024 for a culinary diplomacy program focused on sustainability and food entrepreneurship, hosted by the U.S. Embassy, in collaboration with The Culinary Diplomacy Project.
The U.S. Freedom House also issued a statement saying: “We are concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia. We urge Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment and work with civil society to foster and implement meaningful reform.”
On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan, which this year was held under the theme “Biodiversity: the Pulse of Nature.”
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan today announced the launch of the application for the second cohort of the exchange program for Armenian journalists. In partnership with World Learning and the Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, the U.S.-Armenia Professional Partnership in Journalism (PPJ) Program, will enable 54 Armenian journalists to visit the United States in a training program to improve their understanding of disinformation, strengthen their reporting skills, and cultivate relationships with U.S. journalists and media outlets.
