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On December 22, Petros Ghazaryan’s guest on Public TV was independent MP Arman Babajanyan, who made a number of groundless statements and distorted the facts. Keep Reading

During its December 23 newscast the news service of the Public Television neither covered that the flag of Azerbaijan was placed on the bank of the Vorotan River in Syunik, nor that Azerbaijani soldiers were deployed there and the armed enemy entered the house of one of the residents forcing them to leave. Keep Reading

Azatutyun TV did not present the incident between the Prime Minister and the priest in Syunik, as well as the Ombudsman’s statement in that regard. The media outlet did not touch upon the fact that YSU lecturers, scientists and professors had informed that they would join today’s strike demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister,… Keep Reading

The developments following the incident between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the priest were not presented during the main newscast of the Public Television on December 21. Keep Reading

On December 20, Petros Ghazaryan’s guests on Public TV were “My Step” fraction MP Hamazasp Danielyan, “Citizen’s Decision” party executive body member Mikayel Nahapetyan, “Bright Armenia” party MP Karen Simonyan, “Heritage” party board chairwoman Narine Dilbaryan. The topic was the reform of the law on parties. The commentator regularly interrupted the guests, expressed his point… Keep Reading

Today the work of the journalist and host of the 5th Channel Lara Arakelyan was hindered in the Republic Square of Yerevan. Some of the citizens made insulting expressions, and the deputy of “My Step” fraction Andranik Kocharyan refused to answer the journalist’s questions. Keep Reading

On December 18, Petros Ghazaryan’s guest on Public TV was the chairman of the Christian Democratic Party, former Prime Minister Khosrov Harutyunyan. The party of the latter is among 16 parties. Petros Ghazaryan was emotional; he was regularly interrupting the guest, was not allowing him to finish his remarks and was mocking. Keep Reading

On December 16, Azerbaijani media and social media users wrote that according to the country’s State Statistics Committee, 12,024 Azeribaijanis will return to Stepanakert. Keep Reading

The authorities deprive citizens of their right to receive information. It has been a long time since there is an information blockade in Armenia. The state agencies seem not to be accountable to the citizens, at the same time the border situation is no longer presented to the public. Keep Reading

On December 14, Azatutyun TV (RFE/RL’s Armenian Service) did not touch upon a number of topics during its newscasts. Keep Reading