After summarising results of the competition held by “Internews” public organisation, Edik Baghdasaryan’s “Trace: Second Program” was recognised the best film in “TV journalistic Investigation” nomination. “Fortuna” TV Company, broadcasting in Armenian town of Stepanavan, was given an award for the film preview. A1+ TV Company could get the award. The thing is that the channel scheduled to show the film on April 4, and on April...

“Ex-president Levon Ter-Ptrossyan didn’t run for presidency. Then, why an earth you continue this farce?”, Murad Bojolyan’s attorney Arsenyan said at today’s hearing hinting at the fact that Murad Bojolyan, accused of treason and spying for Turkey intelligence agencies, was presidential adviser and interpreter while Ter-Ptrossyan was in office and played important role in Armenian-Turkish relationship. “The case against Bojolyan is rather...

The 10-th congress of Journalists’ Union held today. “Our union is worried about “A1+” TV Company ceasing. I think, the reason to that is the Law, approved by Parliament and not the decision by TV and Radio National Committee” , Astghik Gevorgyan, Chair for Journalists’ Union says. According to her, if the appropriate committee of Parliament took into consideration the proposal by the working group of Journalists’ Union, we would...

No highways were closed because of today’s intense snowfall. “Armevtodor” company is trying to keep the republic roads fit to traffic. However, some mountainous roads remain dangerous. They expected to grow impassable later at night because of icy condition on the roads.

Trial of Murad Bojolyan, who has been charged with spying for Turkey, continues. “Although the prosecution has no evidence of his guilt, it accuses Bojolyan of treason and demands 11 years imprisonment for him”, prosecutor Aram Amirjanyan said at today’s court session ignoring the fact that under the law prosecution side has no right to suggest any kind of punishment. In fact, Bojolyan’s...

Helsinki Association has issued a laser disc containing all rules of the law of the Republic of Armenia adopted before December 1, 2002. The head of the Association Michael Danelyan says the disc issued in 100 copies is not for sale. Everyone having access to computer and wanting to get familiar with the law, he says, can do it with the help of these CDs without entering Internet and baying special...

OSCE Ambassador to Yerevan Roy Reeve hopes that A1+ and Noyan Tapan TV companies will broadcast before presidential elections. He says he watch carefully development of the situation created by the companies closure. “We want any legal proceedings to be unnecessary and tender to be held as soon as possible”, he says. Mr. Reeve also said OSCE representative on freedom of speech Freimut Duve intended to present his view on this problem.

Central Election Committee gained a victory over Aram Karapetyan, candidate for presidency, at a trial . The claim by 2 initiative groups, nominating Karapetyan for election against CEC was heard in the First Instance Court of Kentron, Nork Marash Communes. The groups demanded CEC to register other groups, proposing Karapetyan as a candidate, besides the first initiative group . The different...

Seminar arranged by Fridrich Nauman Fund held. Those present expressed standpoints over press field. “No Law on Press is needed to regulate the press field” , Narine Mkrtchyan, Chair for National Press Club, is sure. Yerevan Press Club representative Mesrop Harutyunyan is not against the Law on Press. But he assures no need to register Mass Media . According to him, Armenian Authorities are...

The Armenian battalion will be involved in the peacemaking operations, implemented by UNO. The Institute of International Juridical Studies of USA State Department arranges a 5-day seminar “The Legal Sides of Peacemaking Operations” for the officers of the peacemaking battalion that is being newly formed in Armenia. The representatives of Armed Forces of Armenian Defence Ministry will hold...

Today, massive traffic jams clogged Gyumri’s roads, as the city population headed for cemeteries to remember those killed in the 1988 earthquake. At 11:41 local time president Kocharyan arrived flanked by his retinue. Other presidential candidates – Raffi Hovhannissyan, Stephan Demirchyan and Aram Sargssyan - were already on the site. Without communicating with his rivals president-in-office...

Participants of today’s trial over October 27 tried to find out how Parliament building was guarded on the terror day. The Prosecution has been unable to find it out for several sessions. Artur Hakobyan, October 27 case witness testified upon the trial. He was the platoon commander of the security department for the most important objectives of Internal Affairs Ministry the terror day. It turns out Senior Lieutenant Artur Hakobyan didn’t...

On November 26 electrical transport of Yerevan was deprived of electricity supply . “Yevgeni Gladunchik, Head for “ArmElectroNetwork” CJSC” informed us they agree to freeze the former debt. But “ArmElectroNetwork” doesn’t express wish to cancel the debt for October . So, those making use of electric transport have been without means of conveyance for a few days. Yevgeni Gladunchik asserted all the subscribers who don’t pay, will...

More than 2,000 children are studying today in the Armenian Youth Centre. Armenian Apostolic Church is the only church in post-soviet territory, which transformed former Pioneer Houses into youth seminaries. The Church intends to open such a seminary in Echmiadzin. Priest Kharazyan says the Church failed in its intention while former mail was in office. 3 centres are already functioning in Armenia....

Any Armenian journalist, cooperating with foreign journalists, especially with Turkish or Azeri ones, can be charged with “high treason” . In any case, trial over orientalist Murad Bojolyan, accused of high treason, creates the impression like that. Today the First Instance Court of Kentron Nork Marash Communes began studying the evidences. In the beginning of the trial Bojolyan’s defence...

Today MP Frunze Kharatyan, October 27 case victim announced he has nothing to add to his preliminary inquest testimony. “Trial is of formal character” , he says. MP repeated he hadn’t see much. As to what he had seen, it turned out to run counter to the case materials . Kharatyan said he had seen injured Andranik Manukyan coming out of the Hall, i. e., 1,5 hours later the first shots....

“I am sure October 27 terror action was planned and there are masterminds, besides the terrorists” , case victim, MP Frunze Kharatyan announced today. According to him, “the terrorists would leave if they had no expectation. No one blocked them” . Kharatyan has finally appeared before the Court. “If I were sure I would support the trial by my testimony, I would have come earlier” , he said. He has stayed in Parliament Hall for...

Prominent British journalist Lord William Frencis Didz is now in Armenia. He has been editing Conservators’ “Daily Telegraph” newspaper for about 10 years and has been a member of the British Cabinet since 1955. Lord Didz was a guest of Caucasus Mass Media Institute. Talking to pro-governmental TV companies’ correspondents he said journalist must be unbiased. The pro-governmental ones wrote his words down. The guest also said journalist...

The Economic Court decision made yesterday on Noyan Tapan news agency claim against Radio and Television National Commission composed new grounds for the TV frequencies tender farther delay. Now, head of the Commission Grigor Amalyan is ruling the situation. He can suspend it up to 2003 February. It seems the whole course of action has been orchestrated from the very beginning, when Noyan Tapan...

While Robert Kocharyan are talking to Adolf Birkhoffer, some strange things are going on in the government. Mr Birkhoffer doesn’t know and couldn’t even assume in what circumstance found themselves employees of the Nuclear Power Plant Security body. They are deprived of normal working conditions. The Armenian State Atomic Control occupies a part of 5th floor of ArmArdproject institute. On Saturday,...

It turns out on November 8, “Noyan Tapan” Agency didn’t appear before the Committee in total readiness. The tender proposal of the Agency was not sewed, Agency statute was not approved at the notary under Law order . Agency didn’t probably get prepared to seriously partake in the tender, it just appeared to play its “game” . Committee gave ”Noyan Tapan” representative a thread and a needle to sew the documents and time...

“You don’t remember anything, You don’t either want to remember! You avoid testifying! ” , Ashot Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan’s assignee announced, regarding as senseless further examination of witness Andranik Minasyan. Examination of Andranik Minasyan, former defendant for October 27 case, witness at present, continues. He was on duty in the 3-rd militia unit of Parliament the terror day. Minasyan, charged with service negligence,...

Economic Court of Armenia granted the claim by “Noyan Tapan” News Agency against TV and Radio National Committee . According to the decision by Judge Anatoli Matevosyan, the Committee is obliged to accept tender proposal by “Noyan Tapan” over tender for frequency ranges within 3 days after the decision comes into force . As known, on November 8 Agency application was not accepted, reasoning the applicant stated no frequency range....

The appeal lodged by A1+ and Noyan Tapan TV companies’ consumers was declined Friday by Appeal Court on Civil Cases headed by judge Tigran Sahakyan because of being groundless as it was said. The above mentioned companies’ consumers filed motion to Appeal Court asking for a legal case against A1+ and Noyan Tapan as well as Transport and Communication Ministry, Radio and Television National Commission...