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From the Communiqué

4 March 2008

PRESS MUZZLED IN STATE OF EMERGENCY

Regional and international press freedom groups are demanding that the Armenian government immediately lift the state of emergency that bans all demonstrations and independent news reports, imposed after police used excessive force to break up opposition protests in the capital.
11 July 2007

LEGISLATION CURBING PRIVATE MEDIA FAILS TO PASS

Legislation that would have restricted broadcasts of foreign media failed to pass the Armenian parliament on 2 July 2007. The bill would have banned foreign broadcasts on Armenian public television and radio and heavily taxed their retransmission on private stations. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a private service funded by the United States Congress, would have been particularly affected.

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Reports

12 March 2009

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Armenia

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Armenia




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Alerts

Foreign reporters denied entry as territorial dispute escalates 8 July 2011 Newspapers threatened by libel suits with sky-high damages awards 5 May 2011 International reporters denied entry 17 March 2011 Authorities deny licence for critical voice despite court judgment 21 December 2010 Imprisoned activist and editor attacked, placed in strict-regime jail 2 December 2010 Yerevan police detain pro-opposition journalist 3 June 2010 WPFC condemns seven-year prison sentence against leading journalist 20 January 2010 Trial begins against editor accused of "organising mass disorder" 22 October 2009 WPFC calls for release of leading editor 5 October 2009 Journalists attacked at various polling stations 12 June 2009 Human Rights Defenders' Office must be recognised as an important actor in protecting fundamental rights, says ARTICLE 19 5 June 2009 Online editor severely beaten, hospitalised 1 May 2009 Television crews come under gunfire in Agdam region 15 January 2009 Investigative journalist severely beaten, remains in hospital 20 November 2008 Amendments to broadcasting law will prevent TV station from returning to air 8 October 2008 European Court rules in favour of embattled television station 23 June 2008 Media ordered to cite only government sources; three websites, one radio station blocked 4 March 2008 Opposition news agency sealed off; journalist arrested; non-government broadcasts to be severely curtailed, Internet and satellite reception cut, under state of emergency 3 March 2008 Journalists beaten, prevented from taking photographs in violence at polling stations 22 February 2008 Proposed laws would curb media freedoms and effectively ban regional radio station, says Human Rights Watch 3 July 2007 ARTICLE 19 calls on legislators to review law to ensure autonomy of broadcasting commission 29 May 2007 Opposition editor sentenced to four years in prison on dubious charge 12 September 2006 Editor jailed without bail; political motives cited 7 July 2006 Anthropology student Yektan Turkyilmaz released 22 August 2005 Anthropology student jailed, facing up to 8 years in prison for possession of antique books 5 August 2005 See all alerts: Armenia
 
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