On June 23, Petros Ghazaryan’s guest on the Public TV was the chairman of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan. The topic of the discussion was the constitutional changes. Keep Reading
From 11 to 20 June, 2020, the “Media Advocate” initiative followed online media reports on the Member of the National Assembly, Edmon Marukyan’s personality and activities. 34 leading Armenian news agencies have been monitored. Keep Reading
According to media reports, a draft has been put up for discussion in the National Assembly, according to which a fine of 5 million drams is envisaged for insult and 10 million for defamation. Keep Reading
Օn June 21, Petros Ghazaryan hosted Human rights activist Avetik Ishkhanyan, political commentator Hakob Badalyan, director Ruben Babayan, ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan. The public discussion was titled “ahead of the social changes”. Keep Reading
Azatutyun TV prepared an extensive 9.5-minute report, almost a film aimed at discrediting the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan. Keep Reading
The new draft law “On audiovisual media services” has not been discussed in public, the authorities and the authors of the draft law did not organize professional hearings and did not create a platform for exchanging professional opinions. Keep Reading
From June 8 to 17, 2020, the “Media Advocate” Initiative followed online media reports on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s personality and activities. 5 news agencies were monitored: 1in.am, azatutyun.am, armtimes.com, aravot.am and tert.am. Keep Reading
RA NA Deputy Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, referring to the article of one of the news outlets, threatened: “I give half an hour to the heads of that media; either you remove the material, or you change the title.” Keep Reading
The two lawsuits against “Hraparak” daily ended with the defeat of the plaintiffs. LGBT community supporter Ashot Mkrtich Gevorgyan, who following transgender woman Lilit Martirosyan’s NA speech suggested to “burn”, “slaughter”and “expel” PAP MP, Chairwoman of the NA Committee on Human Rights Naira Zohrabyan, lost in the first case. Keep Reading
On June 17, during its main issue the Public Television presented a report on the activities of the Television and Radio Commission in 2019. The head of the TRC presented the annual program in the National Assembly. Keep Reading
