Armenia

Azeri Press Fears New Secrets Decree

Journalists in Azerbaijan see press regulations brought in at the end of August as a new form backdoor censorship.

5 Sep 02

Controversial new language legislation may further isolate Georgia's 300,000-strong Azerbaijani minority.

5 Sep 02

Yerevan is rife with speculation about whether Levon Ter-Petrosian is planning to run again in next February's presidential elections.

30 Aug 02

Many ordinary Armenians question whether new bid to combat corruption will stop bureaucrats lining their pockets.

20 Aug 02

The Armenian leader of Nagorny Karabakh is cruising towards another term in office, in an election condemned by Azerbaijan and the European Union

9 Aug 02

Villagers from Armenia’s largest minority community have lost their grazing pastures and are being forced to leave.

1 Aug 02

The decision to pull the plug on a popular channel is widely blamed on the government's intolerance of dissenting voices in the media

4 Jul 02

A campaign by Armenian journalists has forced the government to withdraw a much-criticised draft law on the media.

4 Apr 02

Acquittal of Jehovah's Witness on draft-dodging charges praised by rights activists

15 Mar 02

The authorities' failure to register "hidden unemployment" appears to make a mockery of official jobless figures.

1 Mar 02

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