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YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 22-28, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS:
FROM "PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: CIVIC ACTIVISM AND MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED
FROM "PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: CIVIC ACTIVISM AND MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY
On November 25, the "Yerkir Media" TV channel broadcast another piece of the
"Press Club" cycle
on issues of journalistic ethics. This weekly "Press Club" cycle is produced
by YPC with the support of Deutsche Welle Academy.
This piece was devoted to civic activism, particularly the responsibility of
media in covering this new phenomenon in the life of the society. The
discussants of the talk show -publicist and activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan and
Hetq.am and ArmRadio FM 107 correspondent Zaruhi Mejlumyan - presented their
perspectives on the relations between media and civic activists. Chairman of
the Protection of Freedom of Speech Committee Ashot Melikyan, producer of
www.media.am website at Media Initiatives Center Gegham Vardanyan, member of
"Army in Reality" civic initiative Tsovinar Nazaryan and Chief Editor of
"A1+" TV Company Karine Asatryan were the invited experts. YPC President
Boris Navasardian hosted the show.
The next "Press Club" will be broadcast by "Yerkir Media" on December 2,
Monday, at 18.00 (with the rerun on December 7, Saturday, at 11.00).
Watch November 25, 2013 "Press Club"
here.
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED
On November 28, the RA Special Investigative Service closed the
investigation of the incident between the Police and the ARMENIA Today news
agency coordinator Argishti Kivirian and submitted the case to the court.
ARMENIA Today informed of these developments on the same day in the
"Argishti
Kivirian's Case Submitted to Court" piece.
As it has been reported, Argishti Kivirian was detained on August 24, 2013,
during the public protests against the construction of a residential
building in the vicinity of 5 Komitas avenue in Yerevan. According to the
journalist, the law-enforcers beat him in the police car. Argishti Kivirian
was summoned to the Arabkir Police Department of Yerevan with injuries and
bruises on his face, from where the ambulance transferred him to "Erebuni"
medical center. On August 25, upon the report of one of the police officers,
who transported the journalist to the police department, the police
instituted criminal proceedings against him, which were later redirected to
the RA Special Investigative Service. In his turn, Argishti Kivirian
addressed the Police with a statement about the use of force during his
detention. The RA Special Investigative Service indicted the journalist by
charges of RA Criminal Code Article 316 ("Violence against a representative
of the authorities") and Article 333 ("False Denunciation") considered it
unproven that the Police used force against him (see YPC Weekly Newsletter,
November 8-14 , 2013.
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
From: A. Papazian
NOVEMBER 22-28, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS:
FROM "PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: CIVIC ACTIVISM AND MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED
FROM "PRESS CLUB" CYCLE: CIVIC ACTIVISM AND MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY
On November 25, the "Yerkir Media" TV channel broadcast another piece of the
"Press Club" cycle
on issues of journalistic ethics. This weekly "Press Club" cycle is produced
by YPC with the support of Deutsche Welle Academy.
This piece was devoted to civic activism, particularly the responsibility of
media in covering this new phenomenon in the life of the society. The
discussants of the talk show -publicist and activist Zaruhi Hovhannisyan and
Hetq.am and ArmRadio FM 107 correspondent Zaruhi Mejlumyan - presented their
perspectives on the relations between media and civic activists. Chairman of
the Protection of Freedom of Speech Committee Ashot Melikyan, producer of
www.media.am website at Media Initiatives Center Gegham Vardanyan, member of
"Army in Reality" civic initiative Tsovinar Nazaryan and Chief Editor of
"A1+" TV Company Karine Asatryan were the invited experts. YPC President
Boris Navasardian hosted the show.
The next "Press Club" will be broadcast by "Yerkir Media" on December 2,
Monday, at 18.00 (with the rerun on December 7, Saturday, at 11.00).
Watch November 25, 2013 "Press Club"
here.
COORDINATOR OF ARMENIA TODAY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED
On November 28, the RA Special Investigative Service closed the
investigation of the incident between the Police and the ARMENIA Today news
agency coordinator Argishti Kivirian and submitted the case to the court.
ARMENIA Today informed of these developments on the same day in the
"Argishti
Kivirian's Case Submitted to Court" piece.
As it has been reported, Argishti Kivirian was detained on August 24, 2013,
during the public protests against the construction of a residential
building in the vicinity of 5 Komitas avenue in Yerevan. According to the
journalist, the law-enforcers beat him in the police car. Argishti Kivirian
was summoned to the Arabkir Police Department of Yerevan with injuries and
bruises on his face, from where the ambulance transferred him to "Erebuni"
medical center. On August 25, upon the report of one of the police officers,
who transported the journalist to the police department, the police
instituted criminal proceedings against him, which were later redirected to
the RA Special Investigative Service. In his turn, Argishti Kivirian
addressed the Police with a statement about the use of force during his
detention. The RA Special Investigative Service indicted the journalist by
charges of RA Criminal Code Article 316 ("Violence against a representative
of the authorities") and Article 333 ("False Denunciation") considered it
unproven that the Police used force against him (see YPC Weekly Newsletter,
November 8-14 , 2013.
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
From: A. Papazian