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It’s The Mass Media That
Create Society
Interview with cultural theorist Hrach Bayadyan
[January 29, 2007]
- Is there freedom of speech in Armenia? And what role do the electronic
media play in the realm of the mass media, Public Television in particular?
... [full story]
Criminal Case Launched Following Hetq Article
[December 25, 2006]
We have been informed by Mihran Minasyan, who heads the anti-corruption department
at the Office of the Prosecutor General of Armenia, that following our publication
... [full
story]
Reactions to Hetq Articles
[October 2, 2006]
Last August Hetq investigated the situation in the Kashatagh region of Karabakh
and described for its readers the criminal actions of the head of the regional
administration, Hamlet Khachatryan ... [full
story]
The World is a Carpet Under Your Feet
[July 17, 2006]
Author of the article Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia
Edik Baghdasaryan, editor-in chief of Hetq Online and chairman of the Investigative
Journalists of Armenia ... [full
story]
Hetq Receives Threats
[July 10, 2006]
In the last week, the Investigative Journalists has received a number
of e-mail messages containing threats and vulgar invective sent to the mailbox
of Hetq Online ... [full story]
The State Pays Damages to Journalists
[June 19, 2006]
An event has occurred that is unprecedented in the history of the relationship
between the Armenian mass media and the government. A suit brought by the Investigative
Journalists NGO in 2004 against the Yerevan Mayor's Office for refusing to provide
the organization with an open information has ended in victory ... [full
story]
Liana Sayadyan
A1+ and Noyan Tapan Expect European Court Verdicts This Year
[April 3, 2006]
Four years ago, on April 2, 2002 the A1+ TV Company was taken off the air.
The company's attempts to defend its rights in the courts of Armenia were unsuccessful
... [full
story]
Kristine Barseghyan
Committee Investigates Hetq Report
[March 6, 2006]
On February 23, Edik Baghdasaryan, chairman of the Investigative Journalists
of Armenia, was summoned to the Office of the Prosecutor General to provide explanations
to a committee set up to verify published findings by investigative journalists
... [full story]
Karine Kalantarian, Armenialiberty
Law-Enforcement Officials
Cleared Of Human Trafficking
[March 6, 2006]
Prosecutor-General Aghvan Hovsepian presented and endorsed on Wednesday the
findings of an official inquiry which dismiss media reports implicating Armenian
law-enforcement officials in the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation
abroad ... [full story]
Liana Sayadyan
Edik Baghdasaryan
Haylur Dismays Diasporan
Philanthropists
[February 27, 2006]
"This type of attitude on the part of an Armenian media outlet might indeed
dismay Armenian-American philanthropists and prevent them from actively investing
in Armenia," reads a letter from Jack Berberian
... [full story]
Reporters Without Borders calls for end to blocking of news website
[December 5, 2005]
Reporters Without Borders has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to
stop blocking an Armenian-based news website, Hetq.am that has been censored
since 8 July ... [full
story]
Hetq.am Banned in the Emirates
[November 14, 2005]
Fore some time now our readers in the United Arab Emirates have been unable
to read Hetq Online on the Internet ... [full
story]
Liana Sayadyan
In the South Caucasus, Both Government and Media Fail the Test of Democracy
[October 24, 2005]
An independent media has been in the process of development in the South Caucasus
for many years now, but none of the three countries in the region have much to
be proud of in this regard ... [full
story]
Viktoria Abrahamyan
The Need for Freedom of Speech is Being Questioned
[May 11, 2005]
According to Tigran Farmanyan, the editor-in-chief of the only government-subsidized newspaper, Hayastani
Hanrapetutyun, "There is freedom of speech in Armenia-even in the USA the press is not as free, but in
Armenia there is no independent press." ... [full
story]
Mher Arshakyan
Who Took A1+ Off the Air and Why?
[May 4, 2005]
In November 2001, the weekly newspaper Iravunk carried the following piece of information-"The
Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia has decided to shut down the A1+ television company." ... [full story]
Arevhat Grigoryan
Newspapers Are in the Survival Stage; They
Are Not Developing
[May 4, 2005]
"The best way to not distribute your newspapers is to sign a
no-return contract with the distribution agencies," say some of the managers
of the print media in Armenia. "But that
is the most effective way today, there is no alternative. We are forced to do
it that way," say
others ... [full story]
Karine Asatryan
Halfway There
[May 4, 2005]
In Armenia there is no journalist or media outlet that does receive calls
to their office demanding that they not publish certain information. The callers
are people of different status, from low-ranking officials to high-ranking politicians
... [full
story]
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The Mayor's Office has no more room to maneuver (23.02.2005) |
Narek Tonoyan
12 months of correctional labor for attacking a journalist (09.02.2005) |
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"I will not reveal my sources" (03.11.2004) |
Sara Petrosyan
Six-months in prison for assault on journalists (13.10.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan
Edik Baghdasaryan questioned by police (22.09.2004) |
| Appeal (15.09.2004) |
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Illegal broadcasting? The president pushed the button (15.09.2004) |
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Edik Baghdasaryan
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Liana Sayadyan
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| The Association of Investigative Journalists receives an award
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Liana Sayadyan
The court supports the Mayor's Office's refusal to provide public information (22.06.2004) |
| Statement by the Association of Investigative Journalists (15.06.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan
Judicial farce (15.06.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan
Investigative Journalism in the USA- Part Two (17.05.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan
Investigative Journalism in the USA- Part One (10.05.2004) |
| The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors
Forum appeal to Robert Kocharyan (26.04.2004) |
| Timeline of unrest (26.04.2004) |
| Timeline of unrest (19.04.2004) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
The deputy chief of the Armenian Police is a criminal (19.04.2004) |
| Diaspora Armenians in Armenia condemn the government's actions (19.04.2004) |
| Statement from the Editorial Board (12.04.2004) |
| Timeline of unrest (12.04.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan, Aghavni Yeghiazaryan
Violence against journalists (12.04.2004) |
| Hetq Statement (05.04.2004) |
| Statement by the Editorial Board of Hetq (05.04.2004) |
Liana Sayadyan
Private companies, too, are required to provide information (03.12.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
Yervand Zakharyan denies access to public information (20.11.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
Journalist seeks political asylum in connection with October
27 (11.11.2003) |
Armine Ohanyan
Haykakan Zhamanak reporters on access to information (11.11.2003) |
Marietta Khachatryan
What's the fate of the new Law on Mass Media (04.11.2003) |
Society, not international organizations, is responsible for
monitoring the government's actions
Interview with Ambassador Roy Reeve, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan (31.07.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
A+1 is denied a frequency once again (24.07.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
The Lori governor's crusade (21.05.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
The weapon used to kill Tigran Naghdalyan (08.05.2003) |
Varduhi Zakaryan
Journalists were subjected to pressure throughout the election (03.04.2003) |
Aghavni Yeghiazaryan, Arpine Harutiunyan
Journalists seek political asylum (27.03.2003) |
Edik Baghdasaryan
In this election, the media lost (03.03.2003) |
Nora Abrahamian, Gohar Manukian
Best investigators (12.12.2002) |
Hrachik Papikyan
Journalists face many obstacles in the marzes (02.12.2002) |
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