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YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2-8, 2009
HIGHLIGHTS:
"PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
APPEAL OF "HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK" PARTIALLY SECURED
"PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
On October 6, another "Press Club" show went on the air of "Yerkir Media" TV
company. The cycle is produced under Yerevan Press Club project, supported
by the Open Society Institute. The guests of the program host, YPC President
Boris Navasardian were Arpi Vardanian, Country Director of Armenian Office
of Armenian Assembly of America, and Lyudmila Harutiunian, Doctor of
Philosophy, Professor, Director of the Center for Regional Integration and
Conflict Resolution. The discussion centered on the issue of national
identity in the light of Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and democratic
reforms in the country.
The next "Press Club" show will be aired on "Yerkir Media" on October 13, at
21.15.
APPEAL OF "HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK" PARTIALLY SECURED
On October 2 RA Civil Court of Appeal released the judgment on the complaint
of the owner of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily, "Dareskizb" LLC. The latter was
contesting the decision of the court of primary jurisdiction on the suit to
protect the honor and the dignity of Levon Kocharian, younger son of RA
Second President Robert Kocharian. As it has been reported, the reason of
the lawsuit was the editorial "The Adventures of Robert's Son in Dubai",
published in "Haykakan Zhamanak" on February 6, 2009. The piece informed
about Levon Kocharian's detention by police of Dubai, UAE, in the end of
2008. On June 5, 2009 court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and
Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan partially secured the demands of the
suit, by obliging the newspaper to publish a refutation, to pay off the
plaintiff a sum of 3 million and 620 thousand AMD (about $ 9,600), and to
compensate the sue charges of 72 thousand AMD. The founder of "Haykakan
Zhamanak" appealed the decision at the second jurisdiction, which started
the hearings on September 11 (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, September 11-17,
2009).
At the session of October 2 Civil Court of Appeal reduced the amount of the
fine to 620 thousand AMD.
When reprinting or using the information above, reference to the Yerevan
Press Club is required.
You are welcome to send any comment and feedback about the Newsletter to:
[email protected]
Subscription for the Newsletter is free. To subscribe or unsubscribe from
this mailing list, please send a message to: [email protected]
Editor of YPC Newsletter - Elina POGHOSBEKIAN
_____________________________________ _______
Yerevan Press Club
9B, Ghazar Parpetsi str.
0002, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+ 374 10) 53 00 67; 53 35 41; 53 76 62
Fax: (+374 10) 53 56 61
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.ypc.am
OCTOBER 2-8, 2009
HIGHLIGHTS:
"PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
APPEAL OF "HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK" PARTIALLY SECURED
"PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
On October 6, another "Press Club" show went on the air of "Yerkir Media" TV
company. The cycle is produced under Yerevan Press Club project, supported
by the Open Society Institute. The guests of the program host, YPC President
Boris Navasardian were Arpi Vardanian, Country Director of Armenian Office
of Armenian Assembly of America, and Lyudmila Harutiunian, Doctor of
Philosophy, Professor, Director of the Center for Regional Integration and
Conflict Resolution. The discussion centered on the issue of national
identity in the light of Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and democratic
reforms in the country.
The next "Press Club" show will be aired on "Yerkir Media" on October 13, at
21.15.
APPEAL OF "HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK" PARTIALLY SECURED
On October 2 RA Civil Court of Appeal released the judgment on the complaint
of the owner of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily, "Dareskizb" LLC. The latter was
contesting the decision of the court of primary jurisdiction on the suit to
protect the honor and the dignity of Levon Kocharian, younger son of RA
Second President Robert Kocharian. As it has been reported, the reason of
the lawsuit was the editorial "The Adventures of Robert's Son in Dubai",
published in "Haykakan Zhamanak" on February 6, 2009. The piece informed
about Levon Kocharian's detention by police of Dubai, UAE, in the end of
2008. On June 5, 2009 court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and
Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan partially secured the demands of the
suit, by obliging the newspaper to publish a refutation, to pay off the
plaintiff a sum of 3 million and 620 thousand AMD (about $ 9,600), and to
compensate the sue charges of 72 thousand AMD. The founder of "Haykakan
Zhamanak" appealed the decision at the second jurisdiction, which started
the hearings on September 11 (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, September 11-17,
2009).
At the session of October 2 Civil Court of Appeal reduced the amount of the
fine to 620 thousand AMD.
When reprinting or using the information above, reference to the Yerevan
Press Club is required.
You are welcome to send any comment and feedback about the Newsletter to:
[email protected]
Subscription for the Newsletter is free. To subscribe or unsubscribe from
this mailing list, please send a message to: [email protected]
Editor of YPC Newsletter - Elina POGHOSBEKIAN
_____________________________________ _______
Yerevan Press Club
9B, Ghazar Parpetsi str.
0002, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+ 374 10) 53 00 67; 53 35 41; 53 76 62
Fax: (+374 10) 53 56 61
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.ypc.am