Summary of the observation mission of the Artsakh general elections
Based on the results of the observation mission of the General Elections held in the Republic of Artsakh, which I carried out as a short-term observer from the “Media Advocate” initiative, I can confidently state and summarize the following: These nationwide elections have been unprecedented in many of their manifestations and have become a real…
A journalist was hit in the Artsakh polling station
A journalist of the LuysPress.am Information Analytical Center was hit by some individuals at the 7/1 polling station in Shushi. Following the incident a report was submitted to the police on the matter of aggressive behavior, violence, assault, and obstruction. “Media Advocate” urges the police to be consistent and to punish the perpetrators in accordance…
“Media Advocate” will observe the Artsakh general elections
Today is a day of silence in Artsakh, which means that the pre-election campaign is forbidden. Tomorrow the presidential and National Assembly elections will be held. 14 presidential candidates will participate in the elections. The number of participants in the parliamentary election is unprecedented as well- 10 parties and 2 alliances, with a total of…
Where and when will journalists and observers be tested? The Commandant’s Office is unorganized
Only a day is left for the Artsakh elections, but the Commandant’s Office has no clear information on how and where they will test against the coronavirus, what kind of checks will be carried out at the border checkpoint, whether they refer only to observers or journalists. The Commandant’s Office is unorganized; they do not…
ATTENTION TO THOSE CONDUCTING OBSERVATION MISSION
“Media Advocate” initiative of the Armenian Center for Political and International Studies (ACPIS) NGO received accreditation for conducting an observation mission during Artsakh elections scheduled for March 31. Considering the situation caused by the new type of coronavirus and restrictions established by the Commandant’s Office, as well as our commitment to ensure a proper observation…
On March 16, Public Television Allocated 38 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
Օn March 16, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 38 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum․ Only neutral information was presented. During a special session of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated: “In a state of emergency, a referendum can not take place. It will…
“Media Advocate” Met with ARF Supreme Body Member Artsvik Minasyan
“Media Advocate” Initiative continues series of meetings within the framework of its observation mission of the April 5 referendum on amendments to the RA Constitution. This time “Media Advocate” met with Artsvik Minasyan, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Body of Armenia. Issues related to campaign and the forthcoming referendum were discussed.…
On March 15, Public Television Allocated 6 Minutes 10 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 15, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 6 minutes 10 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minute to the “YES” supporters and 4 minutes 10 seconds were neutral remarks. The Public…
On March 14, Public Television Allocated 7 Minutes 10 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 14, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 7 minutes 10 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minute to the “YES” supporters and 5 minutes 10 seconds were neutral remarks. The Public…
On March 13, Public Television Allocated 6 Minutes 20 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 13, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 6 minutes 20 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minute to the “YES” supporters and 4 minutes 20 seconds were neutral remarks. The Public…
On March 12, Public Television Allocated 21 Minutes 30 Seconds to the “YES” headquarters and 10 minutes 40 seconds to the “NO” campaign side
On March 12, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 35 minutes 10 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 10 minute 40 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 21 minutes 30 seconds to the “YES” supporters, and 3 minutes were neutral remarks.…
During the third week of the referendum campaign, the Public Television of Armenia allocated twice as much time to the “Yes” campaign as to the “NO”
From March 5 to March 11, 2020, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 193 minutes 51 seconds of its air to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 53 minutes 8 seconds of which were allocated to the “NO” campaign, 109 minutes 35 seconds to the “YES” campaign and 31 minutes 8 seconds were neutral remarks.…
“Media Advocate” met with Bright Armenia Party MPs
“Media Advocate” Initiative conducts a series of meetings within the framework of its observation mission of the April 5 referendum on amendments to the RA Constitution. This time “Media Advocate” met with Bright Armenia Party MPs Ani Samsonyan and Gevorg Gorgisyan. The deputies presented their views on the referendum. “Media Advcoate” in its turn presented…
On March 11, Public Television Allocated 42 Minutes to the “YES” headquarters and 22 minutes 22 seconds to the “NO” campaign side
On March 11, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 91 minutes 27 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 22 minute 22 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 42 minutes to the “YES” supporters, 27 minutes 5 seconds were neutral remarks. The…
“Media Advocate” met with RPA Vice President Armen Ashotyan
As we have already informed, “Media Advocate” Initiative conducts a series of meetings within the framework of its observation mission of the April 5 referendum on amendments to the RA Constitution. This time “Media Advocate” met with Armen Ashotyan, Vice President of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The RPA Vice President informed about their…
“Media Advocate” met with Ara Hakobyan, Chairman of the National Agenda Party Board
As we have already informed, “Media Advocate” Initiative conducts a series of meetings within the framework of its observation mission of the April 5 referendum on amendments to the RA Constitution. “Media Advocate” met with Ara Hakobyan, Chairman of the Board of the National Agenda Party. “Media Advocate” Initiative presented its observations on the campaign.…
On March 10, Public Television Allocated 27 Minutes to the “YES” headquarters and 13 minutes 5 seconds to the “NO” campaign side
On March 10, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 40 minutes 25 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 13 minute 5 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 27 minutes 20 seconds to the “YES” supporters, no neutral remarks were presented. The…
On March 9, Public Television Allocated 33 Minutes to the “YES” headquarters and 2 minutes 46 seconds to the “NO” campaign side
On March 9, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 27 minutes 39 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 2 minute 46 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 23 minutes to the “YES” supporters, and 1 minutes 53 seconds neutral remarks were…
“Media Advocate” met the coordinator of “No” campaign side Ruben Melikyan
“Media Advocate” Initiative conducted a meeting with the coordinator of “No” campaign side, human rights activist Ruben Melikyan. During the meeting Melikyan presented the principles of the campaign activities. He informed that they cooperate with the various political and public forces opposing the referendum. At the same time, the focus of the group of lawyers is…
“Media Advocate” Initiated Series of Meetings within the framework of April 5 Constitutional Referendum Campaign
Satik Seyranyan, President of the Union of Journalists, highlighted the importance of media impartiality and comprehensive media coverage during this pre-election period. She also expressed concern about the possible dangers of criminalizing hate speech. In fact, it may be used against freedom of speech. The president of the Union of Journalists noted that they are…
On March 8, Public Television Allocated 3 Minutes 20 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 8, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 3 minutes 20 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute 5 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 2 minutes 15 seconds to the “YES” supporters, no neutral remarks were presented. The…
On March 7, Public Television Allocated 13 Minutes 5 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 7, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 13 minutes 5 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 7 minutes 40 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 5 minutes 25 seconds to the “YES” supporters, no neutral remarks were presented. The Public…
On March 6, Public Television Allocated 15 Minutes 40 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 6, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 15 minutes 40 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 5 minutes of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 8 minutes 30 seconds to the “YES” supporters, 2 minutes 10 seconds were neutral remarks. The…
“Media Advocate” Initiative: Artsakh Republic presidential candidate Masis Mayilyan and his supporters hindered media activity
On March 6, during the Askeran meeting with the Artsakh Republic presidential candidate Masis Mayilyan, and the leader of the “United Homeland” Party Samvel Babayan, an incident occurred which may cast a shadow over the free and democratic nature of the presidential election campaign currently being conducted in Artsakh. Presidential candidate Masis Mayilyan and his…
On March 5, Public Television Allocated 2 Minutes 15 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 5, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 2 minutes 15 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute 10 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minutes 5 seconds to the “YES” supporters: no neutral remarks were presented. The…
“Media Advocate” to carry out observation mission during Artsakh general elections scheduled on March 31
For the first time in Artsakh the public will elect the President and the Speaker of the National Assembly on the same day. “Media Advocate” applied to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) and received accreditation for conducting an observation mission. We would like to inform you that our team will observe the parliamentary and presidential…
“Media Advocate” Initiative: Public TV’s Working Style is a Matter od Concern as for the Second Consecutive Week, Public Television Continues Allocating More Airtime to the “YES” Campaign
From February 24 to March 4, 2020, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers allocated 160 minutes 16 seconds of its air to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 19 minutes 45 seconds of which were allocated to the “NO” campaign, 38 minutes 41 seconds to the “YES” campaign and 101…
On March 4, Public Television Allocated 6 Minutes 20 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 4, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 6 minutes 20 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute 5 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 5 minutes 15 seconds to the “YES” supporters: no neutral remarks were presented. The…
On March 3, Public Television Allocated 11 Minutes 20 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 3, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 11 minutes 20 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 3 minute 45 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 2 minutes to the “YES” supporters and 5 minutes 35 seconds were neutral remarks.…
On March 2, Public Television Allocated 8 Minutes 30 Seconds to the Topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 2, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of taxpayers, allocated 8 minutes 30 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 3 minute 15 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 2 minutes to the “YES” supporters and 3 minutes 15 seconds were neutral remarks.…
On March 1 Public Television Allocated 2 Minutes to the topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On March 1, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 2 minutes to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minute to the “YES” supporters, no neutral remarks were presented. The Public TV aired “YES” and “NO” campaign video clips of up to 1-minute…
Passive campaign on the last day of winter
On February 29, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 43 minutes to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 3 minutes to the “YES” supporters and 39 minutes were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired “YES” and “NO” campaign video clips of up…
Public Television Allocated 21 Minutes to the “YES” side of the Campaign and 1 to the “NO”
On February 28, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 71 minutes to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute of which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 21 minutes to the “YES” supporters and 49 minutes were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired “YES” and “NO” campaign video clips of up…
The Public Television uses hidden political technology and conducts propaganda
On February 27, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 18 minutes 30 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 8 minute and 40 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 4 minutes, 26 seconds to the “Yes” supporters and 5 minutes were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired…
During the first week of the constitutional referendum campaign, the Public Television, operating at the expense of taxpayers, acted in favor of the authorities: “Media Advocate” Initiative
From February 20 to February 26, 2020, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 243 minutes 50 seconds of of its air to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 57 minutes 9 seconds of which were allocated to the “NO” campaign, 80 minutes 50 seconds to the “YES” campaign and 105 minutes 51 seconds were neutral…
On February 26, Public Television allocated 13 minutes to the “YES”, 7 minutes to the “NO” headquarters
On February 26, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 29 minutes 20 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 7 minutes of which was allocated to the “NO” side of the campaign, 13 minutes to the “YES”, and 9 minutes 20 seconds were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired “YES” and “NO” campaign…
On February 25, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 17 minutes 10 seconds to the topic of the Constitutional Referendum
On February 25, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 17 minutes 10 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 3 minute and 24 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 8 minutes to the “Yes” supporters and 5 minutes and 46 seconds were neutral remarks. The Public TV also…
On February 24, Public Television allocated 16 minutes 52 seconds to the topic of Constitutional Referendum
On February 24, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 16 minutes 52 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 11 minute and 36 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 50 seconds to the “Yes” supporters and 4 minutes were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired “YES” and…
On February 23, Public Television allocated 48 minutes 34 seconds to the topic of constitutional referendum
On February 23, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 48 minutes 34 seconds to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 1 minute and 4 seconds of which were allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 20 minutes 40 seconds to the “Yes” supporters and 27 minutes were neutral remarks. The Public TV also aired…
On February 22, Public Television Allocated 16 Minutes, 20 Seconds to the Topic of Constitutional Referendum
On February 22, the Public Television of Armenia allocated 16 minutes and 20 seconds to the topic of constitutional referendum, 7 minutes and 5 seconds of which were allocated to supporters of the “NO” campaign, 1 minute to the supporters of “YES” campaign and 8 minutes and 15 seconds covered neutral remarks. The Public TV…
On February 21, Public Television allocated 74 minutes, 27 seconds to the topic of constitutional referendum
On February 21, the Public Television of Armenia, operating at the expense of the taxpayers, allocated 74 minutes 20 seconds of its air to the topic of the constitutional referendum, 27 minutes to which was allocated to the supporters of the “NO” campaign, 4 minutes 50 seconds to the “ YES” side and 42 minutes…
On February 20, Public Television, funded by taxpayers, propagated only the “YES” campaign and did not provide a minute to cover the opposite opinion: Media Advocate Initiative
Media Advocate, Initiative summarizes the monitoring results of the February 20, regarding Public Television operating at the expense of state funds: 41 minutes and 30 seconds were devoted to the constitutional referendum, 9 minutes of which was neutral, and 32 minutes and 30 seconds were given to public and political figures supporting the “YES” campaign.…
Public TV journalist makes a political statement
When interviewing Alen Simonyan, Public TV journalist asked: “Tomorrow Ruben Melikyan is going to submit an application to the CEC (Central Electoral Commission), the civil initiative has been formed by them and in fact, it turns out that Robert Kocharyan’s supporters will become, somehow the one ones who form the headquarters of the “No” campaign,…
The Public Television of Armenia starts the referendum campaign coverage with a violation
Armenia՛s Public Television today incompletely covered the issue of the referendum campaign on the constitutional amendments during its broadcasts at 13:00, 15:00. It was noted that the “Yes” campaign headquarter will be headed by Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan. The parliamentary opposition will not take part in the referendum. A group of…
“Media Advocate” Initiative to Conduct Emergency Monitoring of the Content of Public Television During the Constitutional Referendum Campaign
Ahead of the start of the constitutional referendum campaign scheduled for April 5, 2020, “Media Advocate” states that during the entire campaign period it will monitor the content of the Public Television funded by taxpayers. The weekly monitoring results of the “YES” and “NO” content broadcast on Public TV will be published in Armenian, Russian…