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    NEW AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE FOR ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENT MEDIA, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND LGBTI COMMUNITY

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/28858/new-amnesty-international-report-paints-bleak-picture-for-armenia%E2%80%99s-independent-media-human-rights-activists-and-lgbti-community.html
    15:58, August 23, 2013

    A shocking new report from Amnesty International published today
    reveals an alarming culture of persecution in Armenia against both
    critics of the ruling regime and the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual,
    transgender or intersex (LGBTI) community.

    The 20-page report, "Armenia: No Space for Difference" exposes the
    harassment and intimidation suffered by civil society activists and
    journalists who question the mainstream view of the country's conflict
    with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The report also reveals discrimination and attacks on LGBTI activists
    and people, and the unwillingness of the authorities to protect them.

    In 2011, a survey by the Armenian human rights group, Public
    Information and Need for Knowledge, found 71.5% believed the state
    should take measures to fight against homosexuals. Since then posters
    have appeared across the city of Yerevan calling for citizens to
    "fight against homosexuality" and claiming "homosexuals are leading our
    country to destruction". The views have been echoed by Armenia's ruling
    Republican Party and Parliament's Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov.

    Through national and international obligations the Armenian authorities
    have committed to ensure that activists can carry out their work
    without interference, obstacles, discrimination or fear of retaliation.

    Amnesty International's researcher on Armenia, Natalia Nozadze, said:

    "This contrasts starkly with the reality in Armenia - public officials
    condone violence against those with dissenting opinions. The targets
    of such attacks are often left without adequate protection and offences
    against them go unpunished, which has a chilling effect on others.

    The full report can be accessed at HERE
    http://www.amnesty.org./en/library/asset/EUR54/002/2013/en/6d6a852f-6494-4ef5-bc13-1373f154e0de/eur540022013en.pdf

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