  Armenia partly free, local experts say December 13, 2010 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is a party free country, inclined to be not free, according to the experts of the Yerevan-based committee on protection of freedom of speech. “The most serious problem is the economic and political freedom of Armenian media,” committee chairman Ashot Melikyan said. “Officially, there is no censorship in Armenia, yet, media is under pressure.” The research was held in August-September 2010 in compliance with Freedom House standards. “Freedom House draws reports on the basis of surveys conducted by experts with a critical approach. Armenia was ranked as not free with 66 points. However, we offered media representatives and independent experts to assess the situation themselves,” sociologist Vardan Gevorgyan added.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
