Armenia criminalizes hate speech, justification of violenceApril 15, 2020 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Assembly on Wednesday, April 15 approved a law criminalizing public calls for and justification of violence. The new law bans public calls for violence against a person based on social or personal circumstances, or the public justification or propagation of such violence. In particular, public calls for violence based on gender, race, skin color, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion, worldview, political or other views, property, status, birth, disability, age or other personal or social circumstances are now forbidden and punishable by law. Earlier, a working group was established in the parliament to fight against hate speech, whose leader was Sargis Khandanyan, a member of the ruling My Step bloc. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |