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The Announcement of Armenia’s Civil Society Organizations in Support of Georgian Civil Society and Democratic Processes in the Region

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On March 7 of this year, a large-scale peaceful protest action was held in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, against the adoption of the so-called “Russian law”. Despite the negative assessment of that law by a number of international organizations and the civil society of the neighboring country, the Georgian parliament, nevertheless, adopted the controversial

Statement of civil society organizations of Armenia connection with the killing of three servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakհ by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces

07 March 2023 We, the following civil society organizations of Armenia, request the international partners to strongly and unequivocally condemn the killing of three servicemen of the Passport and Visa Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakհ by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on 5 March 2023. We believe that an

STATEMENT On the restrictions envisaged under martial law

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January 12, 2023, Yerevan From December 22, 2022 to January 6, 2023, the draft on making amendments and supplements to the RA Law “On the Legal Regime of Martial Law” was submitted for discussion by the RA Ministry of Justice on e-draft.am, the unified website for publication of legal acts’ drafts. According to the proposed

Closure by Azerbaijan of the Lachin Corridor: Call to the world’s leading media to send their reporters and camera crews to the Artsakh conflict zone

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December 27, 2022, Yerevan The December 12, 2022, closure by Azerbaijan of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Armenia to Artsakh, has not only created a major humanitarian crisis for 120 thousand Artsakh residents, but has also made it impossible for Armenian media representatives to work in that hot zone ever since. The latter

Appeal of Armenian NGOs to the UN Secretary General, the Council of Europe and the European Union about the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh

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December 16, 2022 Yerevan On December 15, a group of Armenian civil society organizations appealed to the UN Secretary General, the UN special rapporteurs, the Council of Europe and the European Union bodies with a call for urgent action, regarding the humanitarian crisis created in Karabakh as a result of the blocking of the

Information session of the Media and Information Literacy Hackathon

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On November 11, 18:30, an information session will take place on “Media and information literacy Hackathon 2022” at the ISTC Foundation. The Hackathon is being implemented by the Public journalism club jointly with the “Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center” Foundation with the support of the US Department of State Public Diplomacy Section within the framework

Information session of the Media and Information Literacy Hackathon

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On October 28, 18:00, an online information session will take place on “Media and information literacy Hackathon 2022”, which is being implemented by the Public journalism club jointly with the “Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center” Foundation with the support of the US Department of State Public Diplomacy Section within the framework of the “Media and

Call for Participation in Media and Information Literacy Hackathon 2022

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Fact-checking and media literacy solutions through technology Fill in the online application for participation. The Public Journalism Club, within the framework of the “Media and Information Literacy Accelerator” project implemented with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, jointly with the “Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center” Foundation, announces the “Media and Information Literacy

Armenian civil society organizations request OHCHR’s intervention in relation to ongoing aggression by Azerbaijan

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A group of Armenian civil society organizations, led by Open Society Foundations – Armenia, submitted a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk calling for OHCHR’s intervention in relation to the ongoing aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. “Specifically, we request the deployment of a fact-finding mission to investigate violations of

EP Civil Society Forum Armenian National Platform Condemns the Racist Actions of Azerbaijan against the Armenian Population of Artsakh

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STATEMENT OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM’S ARMENIAN NATIONAL PLATFORM ON THE CONDEMNATION OF RACIST ACTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN REGARDING THE REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH (NAGORNO KARABAKH) AND THE NEED TO RESTORE ARMENIAN TOPONYMS ON THE “GOOGLE MAPS” PLATFORM 21 September 2022, Yerevan In the autumn of 2020, in violation of the 1st and the 33rd

Call for Urgent Action in Response to the Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia

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On September 13, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive operation across the whole Eastern and South-Eastern border with Armenia, striking military targets and civilian infrastructure alike, in gross violation of Geneva Conventions. As of 12:00 pm, Armenia has reported of 49 casualties; this number will continue to grow. Azerbaijan unleashed this new attack on Armenia’s sovereign

Call for US Expert and Keynote Speaker on Fact-Checking, Media and Information Literacy

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The Public Journalism Club (PJC), together with its partner organizations “Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center” Foundation, Media Initiatives Center, American Councils Armenia, in the scope of “Media and Information Literacy Accelerator” project (the details are available here), envisages conducting a Hackathon on December 3-4, 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. About the Hackathon The goal of the

EAP CSF Armenian National Platform Statement On The Tension Of The Situation In The Region And The Threat Of Resumption Of War

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EAP CSF’s Armenian National Platform is sounding the alarm about the threat of resumption of war against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh by Azerbaijan, which is fraught with new destabilization and casualties in the region, as it already happened this year in early August, and calls on the European Union to step up its efforts in mediating

A Group of NGOs Strongly Condemns the Actions of the Police against the Anti-war Protest Organizers in Yerevan

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On 24 August 2022 at 6 pm, a group of Republic of Armenia citizens and foreign citizens organized a protest at the Freedom Square in Yerevan. The protest was against the war (24 August marks half a year from the start of the aggressive war unleashed by Russian in the Ukraine). From the very first

Human rights and democracy must never be subordinated to energy interests։ Statement by a group of the RA non-governmental organizations

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On 18 July 2022, during the visit to Baku, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a memorandum of understanding, which intends to double imports of Azeri gas through the Southern Gas Corridor to at least 20 billion cubic metres a year by 2027. Thus, the

Call for Design and Development of a Fact-checking Portal. ToR

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The Public Journalism Club (PJC) announces an open call for design and development of a fact-checking portal. The procurement is open for individual developers, group of developers or software development companies. The deadline for applications is August 1. All the details are available in this Terms of Reference. The call is announced within “Media

Third Phase of a Two-day Training for Regional CSOs Capacity Building on Fact-checking and Fighting Against Disinformation

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Public Journalism Club (PJC) in the scope of “Building Disinformation Resilience in CSO and Local Government Ecosystems” project, which is implemented with the financial assistance of the US Embassy in Armenia, announces the acceptance of applications for the third phase of the two-day CSO capacity building training. Who can participate in the workshop? Foundations, non-governmental

Statement of Civil Society to Take Measures to Prevent Humanitarian Crisis and Ethnic Cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh

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We, the undersigned civil society organizations of Armenia condemn and state our concern on continuous violations of human rights of the population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in result of the discriminatory and ethnic cleansing policy of the Azerbaijani regime. As a result of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2020, some territories of Nagorno-Karabakh

Invitation to Bid – Media and Information Literacy Accelerator – Call for Trainers

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Project Description Media and Information Literacy Accelerator (MILA) is a project that has ambitious plans to accelerate Armenian media workers’ and the general public’s capacities in debunking disinformation and fact checking through capacity building and Accelerator development as well as other activities, such as Media and Information Literacy Hackathon, fact checking product development through IT

Invitation to Bid – Media and Information Literacy Accelerator – Call for Trainers

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Project Description Media and Information Literacy Accelerator (MILA) is a project that has ambitious plans to accelerate Armenian media workers’ and the general public’s capacities in debunking disinformation and fact checking through capacity building and Accelerator development as well as other activities, such as Media and Information Literacy Hackathon, fact checking product development through IT

Second Phase of a Two-day Training for Regional CSOs Capacity Building on Fact-checking and Fighting Against Disinformation

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Public Journalism Club (PJC) in the scope of “Building Disinformation Resilience in CSO and Local Government Ecosystems” project, which is implemented with the financial assistance of the US Embassy in Armenia, announces the acceptance of applications for the first phase of the two-day CSO capacity building training. Who can participate in the workshop? Foundations, non-governmental

Civil Society Organizations’ Submission to the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries in the Nagorno-Karabakh War

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Based on the UN Working Group’s recommendations on the use of mercenaries, a group of Armenian civil society organizations has developed and submitted a comprehensive report on the Use of Mercenaries by Azerbaijan and Turkey in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. This report was developed based on the evidence and data collected through the research, as

Armenian National Platform of The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Statement On the War of Russia against Ukraine

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On February 23, 2022 the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation in Donbas, which was followed by a large-scale attack on Ukraine by the Russian armed forces in several directions. The hostilities continue up until now, causing a large number of casualties, wounded, refugees, environmental, economic

Statement of the Armenian Civil Society on Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine

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The large-scale bloody aggression unleashed by Russia against independent and sovereign Ukraine is a crime as is any other attempt to resolve a conflict by military warfare. By ignoring all mediation attempts by the international community to resolve issues through diplomacy, by rejecting all offers to avoid unjustified military attack, by employing militaristic rhetoric of

First Phase of a Two-day Training for Regional CSOs Capacity Building on Fact-checking and Fighting Against Disinformation

Public Journalism Club (PJC) in the scope of the “Building Disinformation Resilience in CSO and Local Government Ecosystems” project, which is implemented with the financial assistance of the US Embassy in Armenia, announces the acceptance of applications for the first phase of the two-day CSO capacity building training. Who can participate in the workshop? –

Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society forum statement Оn the illegal persecution of Belarusian public figure Vladzimir Matskevich

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On February 4, 2022, Belarusian public figure and scholar Uladzimir Matskevich initiated a hunger strike for indefinite period, stating that in 10 days he would also refuse water and go on a so-called “dry” hunger strike. Uladzimir Matskevich has played an important role in the making of the EaP Civil Society Forum and is still

We denounce the RA Government’s short-sighted and irresponsible steps։ joint statement

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Protests that erupted in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 against the spike in liquefied gas price spread across the country and turned into a national movement against the dictatorial regime. According to official information, more than 300 people have been injured, and several dozen police officers and protesters have died. Hundreds of protesters have been

ToR – Strategic Communication Capacity Building of CSO sector in Armenia (Invitation to Bid)

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Description The Public Journalism Club, in collaboration with Open Society -Armenia Foundations led Consortium, comprised of Helsinki Citizens& Assembly-Vanadzor (HCAV), Protection of Rights Without Borders (PRWB), aims to contribute to the integrity of justice sector reform and improve the accountability, transparency, and oversight of the Justice System by Within the joint initiative, PJC will be

Vacancy Announcement for Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (PJC)

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VACANCY: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia DEADLINE: November 5, inclusive CONTRACT DATE: Immediate PROJECT DURATION: 20 months DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Six months; two months upon the project launch and three months towards the end of the project ORGANIZATION: Public Journalism Club NGO VACANCY DESCRIPTION: The Public Journalism Club (PJC), with the support of

Competition of Journalistic Projects

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The Public Journalism Club announces a competition for journalistic projects within the framework of the “Trajectories” program implemented with the support of International Alert. The aim of the competition is to reveal the problems caused by the war, to cover human stories and life after the war. Journalistic projects should have a thematic focus: how

Observations on the Report on Humanitarian Consequences of the 44-day War between Armenia and Azerbaijan by Paul Gavan, Rapporteur, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

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On September 13, 2021 PACE published draft report on humanitarian consequences of the 44-day war between Armenia and Azerbaijan prepared by Paul Gavan, Rapporteur on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons. Despite some important statements, the report, nevertheless, does not reflect the reality in several areas and puts fallacious equality between Armenia and Azerbaijan, when there

Statement on restrictions and violations of journalists’ rights in the National Assembly

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The incident that took place in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on August 24, 2021 with the involvement of the officers of the General Department of State Protection was accompanied by the removal of the journalists from the lodge of the parliament session hall by the officers of the National Security Service.

Call on the International Community for an Adequate Response against Azerbaijani Aggression

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The undersigned Armenian civil society representatives are deeply concerned vis-à-vis the international response over the continued instability on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border in the light of the fact that Azerbaijan has for months been violating the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia in flagrant violation of international law and regularly inciting military clashes. In this

Statement on strict restrictions to the movement of media representatives in the parliament

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The opening session of the National Assembly of the 8th convocation convened on 2 August was accompanied with strict restrictions to the movement of media representatives in the parliament. Journalists and cameramen were not allowed into the new parliamentary building where sessions of the standing commissions are convened, nor enter the area accommodating the rooms

Three-Day Workshop of Fact-Checking Capacity Building and Fight against Disinformation for Regional CSOs

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Within the framework of the “Regional CSOs Against Disinformation” project, implemented with the support of the Lithuanian Embassy in Armenia and Lithuanian Development Cooperation, the Public Journalism Club announces a call for a three-day CSO capacity building workshop. This project will promote the establishment of a network of CSOs trained in the fight against disinformation,

Statement: Armenia should apply to the UN Security Council and OSCE

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In view of the security challenges posed on the account of Azerbaijan violating Armenia’s territorial integrity, the fact that Azerbaijan has for months now been violating Armenia’s territorial integrity in flagrant violation of international law, and Azerbaijan’s policy of regularly inciting military clashes, we hereby once again urge the Armenian authorities to make use of

Sand therapy for media workers

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Media workers, as pioneers in crisis coverage and communication with traumatized people, can often have overwhelming, painful memories and feelings that require new vital resources and the mobilization of internal forces to overcome. The Public Journalism Club, within the framework of the “Rapid Response Fund Initiative” program, in cooperation with the “Kana” Psychological Center, offers

Sand therapy for media workers

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The Public Journalism Club, within the framework of the “Rapid Response Fund Initiative” program, in cooperation with the “Kana” Psychological Center, offers sand therapy sessions to media workers. Sand therapy is a type of art therapy based on the principles and theory of analytical psychology. It allows you to identify and overcome emotional traumatic feelings

Request to revoke Azerbaijan’s hosting rights of UEFA Euro 2020 games in Baku

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To: Aleksander Čeferin, President of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Gianni Infantino President of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Request to revoke Azerbaijan’s hosting rights of UEFA Euro 2020 games in Baku June 10, 2021 We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned that the atrocities committed by Azerbaijan against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

Support to the Journalists Injured during the War

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Within the framework of the “Rapid Response Fund Initiative“ program, the Public Journalism Club is announcing about an opportunity to provide financial assistance to media workers injured during the war. Due to the limited financial resources, the media workers who suffered during the second Nagorno Karabakh war and obtained health problems will be selected. If

Statement օn the illegal prosecution of Sashik Sultanyan and the Center’s staff by Armenia’s National Security Service

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At around 17:00 on 20 May 2021, several investigators and criminal intelligence officers of the Republic of Armenia National Security Service visited the residence of Sashik Sultanyan, head of the Yezidi Center of Human Rights, and informed him that his apartment must be searched on the basis of a court order. The National Security Service

Заявление о аресте Романа Протасевича

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24 мая 2021, Ереван Международная журналистская общественность стала свидетелем возмутительного поведения белорусских властей. Ради ареста создателя оппозиционного Telegram-канала Nexta Романа Протасевича они пошли 23 мая с. г. на беспрецедентную меру, вынудив самолет авиакомпании Ryanair, следовавший рейсом Афины-Вильнюс, совершить посадку в Минске. Это далеко не первый случай незаконных действий руководства Беларуси в отношении журналистов. Неприемлемым формам

Media Literacy in the Pre-School Educational Process․ One-Day Workshop for Pre-school Teachers of Shirak Region

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We are coming to Shirak region. Why? To carry out a workshop on media literacy. When? On May 29. Who can take part in? Pre-School Teachers of Shirak Region can take part in. Within the framework of the project “Acting for Safer Online Environment: information literacy intervention for preschools”, Public Journalism Club NGO determined

CSO Statement on Trilateral Negotiations

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During the Government session of May 20, 2021, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that trilateral negotiations are ongoing between Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. He went on to say that several preliminary points of agreement have been reached and that they “100% correspond to Armenia’s interests.” Since the 2020 Artsakh War, and especially after November

Digital Security for Journalists: Two-Day Training

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In the current technological times, journalistic activity is targeted. Many journalists are under a magnifying glass while carrying out their mission and are considered technically vulnerable. Recently, technical attacks on journalists aimed at disrupting their activity or leaking data have become more frequent. For these and a number of other reasons, it is very important

Content is King: How to Pack the Text and Promote Content?

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Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/qzN0QYDnhR Quality text is the guarantee of being influential and recognizable. Today, almost everyone has the opportunity to write texts, to publish them publicly, but how many of them are influential, to what extent? Are you interested in modern social media? Are you interested in text and video production? How to create quality

Challenge. What is disinformation – who knows?

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Take part in the #PowerUp challenge 👇 ✔1. Make a creative and crazy awareness poster or make a short video in your own dialect about what disinformation is. ✔2. Publish your article on your social media pages (FB, INSTA, TIK-TOK…) with the accompanying hashtag (PowerUp) and put the link in the comments of this post.

Elections 2021. Training for Journalists and Editors

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In the run-up to the extraordinary parliamentary elections, the Media Initiatives Center (MIC), the Public Journalism Club (PJC) and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) are organizing a joint training. The agenda includes two main topics: electoral procedure and amendments to the Electoral Code, difficulties in covering elections in the context of post-war tensions and

Statement on Threats and Insults against a Journalist on Social Networks

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Yesterday, on 14 April, Arman Tatoyan, the RA Human Rights Defender announced that Ani Gevorgyan, journalist from the website Tert.am, had applied to him informing that she had received threats in different social media in connection with performance by her of her professional journalistic activities. In particular, several users had disseminated a photo of her and

Call for Urgent Action Request of Establishment of a Fact-Finding Mission to Nagorno Karabakh

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Her Excellency Ms. Audrey Azoulay Director General, UNESCO We, a group of civil society organizations, referring to the 2003 UNESCO Declaration concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage, the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols, and the UN Security Council resolution 2347 (2017), condemn the deliberate

Statement on the Hate Speech and Calls for Violence

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We, the undersigned representatives of civil society, are severely concerned about the hate speech and calls for violence, which are widespread in Armenia’s political landscape, and tend to be rising ahead of the snap parliamentary election. Problematic and dangerous speeches by both governmental and opposition circles are poisoning the public domain and overshadowing the discussion

A Series of Courses in Media Literacy for Educators

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Media literacy is a mandatory condition of modern society. And media technologies are an integral part of life. Media literate educators can make effective use of media technologies to help students develop the media competencies of community members. “Public Journalism Club” NGO organizes a series of webinars in the field of media literacy for educators

Statement on the Legislative Draft Authored by Mr Alen Simonyan

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On 24 March, the National Assembly adopted in the second reading and completely the legislative draft amending the RA Civil Code authored by Mr Alen Simonyan, Deputy Speaker of the NA, raising the damages awards for insult and defamation to 3 mln and 6 mln AMD, respectively. This amendment is extremely dangerous, especially if we

Statement: Cursing vs. Ombudsman’s Support

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On 19 March, Mr Sargis Aleksanyan, a founding member of the Civil Contract party publicly addressed swear words to Mr Arman Tatoyan, the RA Human Rights Defender on his Facebook page. The reason was the HRD’s statement, condemining the violence exerted by Mr Hakob Arshakyan, RA Minister for High Technologies in respect of journalist Paylak Fahradyan. This post containing

How to Fight Intimidation and Harassment? Seminar for Journalists

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Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScJKAmH…/viewform Have you handled traumatic imagery and online abuse? Do you know the practical steps to overcome them? Do you know how to deal with self-care in case of traumatic assignments? How to be a supportive colleague? These are challenging times to be a journalist in Armenia. The corona-pandemic, the recent violence in Nagorno-Karabakh,

Statement on the incident between Hakob Arshakyan, RA Minister for High Technologies and Paylak Fahradyan, editor of the website www.irakanum.am

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Yesterday, on 18 March, Hakob Arshakyan, RA Minister for High Technologies exerted violence on Paylak Fahradyan, editor of the website www.irakanum.am in one of Yerevan cafes. Paylak Fahradyan had earlier approached the Minister and inquired why he was in a cafe during working hours. According to press publications, the conversation was unethical on both sides,

Seminar for Media Workers․ How to Cover War, Grief and Trauma?

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On March 20, 2021 the media workers have the opportunity to participate in a seminar, which will be conducted by experienced psychologists Lilit Torosyan and Lusine Khandanyan. The seminar will address the following topics: – Emotions and competence of emotional intelligence. – The impact of stress and interviews considering emotions. – Experiencing grief and loss.

Trauma and Resilience: a Workshop for Journalists

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Registration: here What is trauma, what effect does it have on people? How to communicate ethically literally and safely with vulnerable groups? How to make the right choice between human stories when talking about community, collective trauma? Self-care before performing traumatic tasks․ How to prepare? How to be a more compassionate colleague? How to deal

Statement on Media Workers from Radio Liberty

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On 23 February the media workers from Radio Liberty covering the events during a march following the protest act staged by the opposition forces were attacked in Yerevan. A group of protesters insulted and swore at them, threatened with closure of the radio station. Following this, some protesters started hitting journalist Artak Khulyan and cameraman Karen Chilingaryan

First Aid Training for Media Workers

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For registration click here. We have all heard about the need for first aid but can we use the “golden hour” properly and provide that help in real life, in emergencies? When did we try to test our abilities, when did we manage to use them in practice, to save lives? Behavior displayed during emergencies

Statement: the National Assembly once again adopts a law on the media, which is not based on the results of in-depth study and expert consultation

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12 February, 2021, Yerevan On 11 February, the parliament adopted a draft law authored by Alen Simonyan, Vice Speaker of the parliament, in the first reading, according to which the maximum amount of damages awards in defamation and insult cases must be multiplied by five to reach 10 mln and 5 mln AMD, respectively. We hereby

Statement on the draft law on Amendments to the RA Criminal Code

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On 17 February the draft law on Amendments to the RA Criminal Code authored by the RA Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice was posted on www.e-draft.am for public scrutiny. It foresees a penalty in the range of 100 000 to 500 000 AMD for defamation and insult of a public official exercising their powers within

Two-day Workshop on Combating Disinformation with the Participation of Young People from Shirak, Lori and Armavir regions

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Tired of disinformation? Are you surrounded by fake news? Do your friends and family share unverified information? It’s high time to stop worrying and to start acting against disinformation. The best way to prevent fake news is to spread verified information and be influential on social media. Media literacy and critical thinking help us to

Individual Psychological Consultancy for Media Workers

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War, revolutions, natural disasters, accidents, demonstrations and cases of obstruction of journalistic activity ․ The media are the eyes and the ears that follow all this. The scenes they work with are often oppressive and imposing. How many times do they manage to ask themselves in the fast pace of work and constant changing information

“Rapid support to Media Workers Covering the War and its Consequences”

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The coverage of the war leaves its mark and it is necessary to remember that media representatives also have wounds but not all of them are visible. Both the journalists and cameramen working in the war zone, people responsible for editing, video editing and publishing the materials in the editorial office regularly deal with human

Statement on “Yerevan.today” correspondent was prohibited from entering the National Assembly

On 26 January Syuzi Badoyan, a “Yerevan.today” correspondent was prohibited from entering the National Assembly. The journalist had agreed with Arman Ambovyan, MP from the Prosperous Armenia party about an interview and received a pass with the signature of the head of the entry permissions division. However, this was discarded. The prohibition came right after

Webinar. Advancing media literacy – Sharing US examples

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On January 29, at 16:00, the Public Journalism Club will hold a webinar entitled “Advancing media literacy – Sharing US examples” led by USA media expert Sherri Culver. Attention! The webinar is for policy makers, preschools’ directors, teachers, education and media experts. To participate in the webinar, you need to fill out the following application form by

Statement on an incident between Hayk Sargsyan, MP from the “My Step” faction and the journalist

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Yesterday, on 13 January, an incident occurred between Hayk Sargsyan, MP from the “My Step” faction and Syuzi Badoyan, journalist from the website “Yerevan.today”. When the MP refused to respond to the questions of the correspondent of the above website, an argument followed filled with reciprocal accusations and unpleasant expressions, which befits neither an MP nor

Statement on the Incident between the Ministry of Defender and Parents of Military Conscripts

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On 9 January a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Defender allegedly refused to introduce himself during a protest act staged by the parents of military conscripts on the premises of the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University and prohibited the media to livestream the protest. Following this, an argument broke between him and Zhora Hovsepyan, cameraman

We demand from the Government of Armenia to ensure maximum transparency and accountability

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📌Taking into account the situation created in Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and South Caucasus as a result of the statement made by Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020 on ceasing destructive hostilities unleashed on 27 September 2020 by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of Turkey and involvement of mercenary terrorists, 📌the lack of

Basis for media literacy is created in the early childhood – Discussing insights and best practices from Finnish media education

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Societal trends, such as digitalization and the growing meaning of media in our daily lives, are current topics in the educational discussions around the world: What role does the media play in the lives of children? How can we empower children and youth to use opportunities offered by the new media, but also support them

Statement on the Incident during Mourning Ceremony in Yerevan’s “Yerablur”

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On December 19, during a mourning ceremony in Yerevan’s “Yerablur” military pantheon to commemorate the soldiers who fell in Artsakh war, “Radio Liberty” cameraman Davit Harutyunyan, who was covering the event on the site, was physically assaulted. The citizens, who intended to prevent the entry of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s supporters participating in the mourning

Statement about the Attack on “Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty”

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Today, on November 10, at about 4:00 AM, dozens of men tried to burst into the Yerevan Bureau of “Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty” (Azatutyun Radio). The attackers knocked on the doors with their feet and fists, swore at the employees of the Bureau. According to the statement published by the radio station, the

Webinar – Systematic Media Literacy through Participatory Policy Development – Sharing Finnish examples

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How Finland deals with misinformation and media manipulation through the education system and why the Finish experience is considered successful? Today we live in a time when being a media literate is essential for everyone. In war situations, media literacy behavior is more than important and that is possible only through studying media literacy

Support Initiative for Journalism and Journalists in Emergency Situations

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The Public Journalism Club will launch an initiative to support journalism in emergency situations, which envisages the development of professional skills, as well as other support mechanisms (psychological, professional, first aid kits, etc.). In order to target the assistance, the PJC collects data from journalists covering the Artsakh war. For details of the initiative, journalists

Letter from Civil Society organizations in Armenia to the Secretary General of NATO and Foreign Affairs Departments of member states

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On 14 October 2020, a number of civil society organizations had addressed James Appathurai, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as Despina Afentouli, NATO Brussels Caucasus officer, and Rosaria Puglisi, Head of NATO Liaison office in Georgia, and the NATO Member States’ embassies in Armenia, with an appeal

Statement on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations

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October 24, 2020 On October 24th, as the United Nations celebrate its 75th anniversary, we – the undersigned non-governmental organizations from Armenia, feel that we are obliged to remind this prominent institution of its major mission – the maintenance of international peace and security across the globe through working to prevent conflict, helping parties in

Statement of Civil Society Organizations in Armenia to Urge UNICEF to Take Actions

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We, a group of civil society organizations, condemn the aggression by the Azerbaijani regime towards civilian population in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) and Republic of Armenia and state our concern on continuous violations of children’s right to life, right to education and safe environment. Being grounded on the UNICEF mandate of “safeguarding the rights of all

Call on International Human Rights Community to raise voice against atrocities committed by Azerbaijan

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Despite commitment to solve the conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh in a peaceful manner, on 27 September 2020 Azerbaijan launched a widespread aggression against the Artsakh Republic (the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic). With Turkish military support and incitement[1] – it is well established that Turkish F-16 fighter planes and Turkish military personnel are in Azerbaijan[2] as well as thousands of jihadist

APPEAL: Prevent NATO member Turkey Actions toward Military Escalation of the Kharabakh Conflict

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To: James Appathurai, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Despina Afentouli, NATO Brussels, Caucasus officer Rosaria Puglisi, Head of NATO Liason office in Georgia NATO Member State Embassies to Armenia Prevent NATO member Turkey Actions toward Military Escalation of the Kharabakh Conflict APPEAL The purpose of the Alliance established based

Statement of Civil Society Organizations and Activists Addressed to the UN Office in Armenia

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We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to express our grave disappointment with the indifference of international organizations in regards to the war crimes and atrocities being perpetrated on the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh). On September 27 2020, Azerbaijan started a war with Artsakh, disregarding the call of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in

Statement on Targeting Journalists by Azerbaijan Once Again

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Yesterday, on October 8, journalists were wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh again, namely Yuri Kotyonok, editor-in-chief of the Russian “Segodnia.ru” website and Levon Arzanov, a correspondent of the “Офицеры России” (“Russia’s Officers”) website and “Красная звезда” (“The Red Star”) newspaper. Just as on the previous days, when journalists covering the war were wounded, this time too the

PJC is ready to provide a desk to international journalists, who are currently working in Armenia

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The Public Journalism Club (PJC) team is ready to provide a desk to international journalists, who are currently working in Armenia. We are ready to help with logistics, etc. as well. Our office space has an antibacterial lamp as well, to minimize the risk of viruses. We will be pleased to offer tea, coffee

Statement of Journalistic Organizations About Targeting the Journalists in Artsakh by Azerbaijan

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October 4, 2020, Yerevan In the past few days, military operations have escalated in Nagorno-Karabakh. In this connection, covering the conflict has become extremely complicated for Armenian and foreign journalists. Azerbaijan keeps launching extensive missile attacks against peaceful settlements, including the capital Stepanakert, flagrantly violating the humanitarian norms stipulated by the Geneva Convention. Media

RA FMA Statement – Azerbaijan formed special groups, tasked to monitor the movement of journalists

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Statement by the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Artsakh After the blatant threats of the Head of the Foreign Affairs department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan and Foreign Ministry Spokesperson addressed to the journalists reporting on the situation in the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict zone unfolded as a result of Azerbaijan’s

Statement of the Steering Committee of the EaP CSF on the recent escalation of conflict in Nagorno Karabakh

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The EaP CSF Steering Committee views the recent escalation of conflict in the Nagorno Karabakh region with grave concern. Accordingly, it calls for the European Union to take concrete steps to promote meaningful negotiations leading to a peaceful solution between Armenian and Azerbaijani sides. On the morning of Sunday 27 September, the heaviest fighting in

Statement: Armenian and foreign journalists located in the town of Martuni, in Artsakh, suffered as a result of artillery fire from Azerbaijan

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October 1, 2020, Yerevan Today, on October 1st, 2020 Armenian and foreign journalists located in the town of Martuni, in Artsakh, suffered as a result of artillery fire from Azerbaijan. More specifically, representatives of “Le Monde” newspaper, correspondent Allan Kaval and photojournalist Rafael Charles Yaghobzadeh, cameraman of “Armenia” television company Aram Grigorian and correspondent of

Statement on the Azerbaijani offensive against Artsakh

On September 27, 2020, the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack along the entire line of contact of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) using heavy artillery, tanks, aircraft and missiles. Towns and villages in Artsakh are being bombed, including the capital city of Stepanakert, as well as the border of Armenia in the direction of

Call for Research Proposals

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Acting for Safer Online Environment: information literacy intervention for preschools Deadline: 15 October 2020, 6pm. The “Public Journalism Club” (PJC) NGO announces Call for Research Proposals to conduct a research study on pre-school state educational programs, educational-methodological manuals, as well as state educational standards in Armenia. The Call is an action that is part

Fact-Checking Journalism Competition

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We live in a time when confronting information flows is a serious challenge for each of us. Every day, a lot of fake, unverified information is spread on the Internet, which misleads the public, presents myths and conspiracies. To address these challenges together, as well as to encourage young, future journalists to produce well-argued multimedia

JOINT STATEMENT of media organizations on the situation in Belarus

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On behalf of media organizations and journalistic associations of Armenia, Georgia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Sweden we express our support and solidarity with our colleagues from Belarus. Journalists of Belarusian and foreign media as well as bloggers covering the protests in the country, are subjected to severe violence and pressure from the authorities.

Statement on fraudulent elections and post-electoral violence in Belarus

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Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum STATEMENT on fraudulent elections and post-electoral violence in Belarus August 14, 2020 The Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum is deeply concerned over the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus and the post-electoral developments accompanied by violence. We condemn the disproportionate

PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH RESPONSE TO COVID-19

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The OSF-Armenia announces an emergency call of the Policy Research Fellowship to provide the necessary research response to Covid-19 in Armenia. In the scope of the challenges and problems in result of the Covid-19 pandemic the researchers ready to initiate rigorous and innovative public policy research are encouraged to apply. Interested individual applicants or teams (of two) are invited

Statement on Violence against Journalists on June 16

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On June 16, 2020, when “Prosperous Armenia” party leader Gagik Tsarukyan following his interrogation at the RA National Security Service went out to his supporters gathered in the area, as a result of a scuffle as well as police actions, at least 5 journalists covering the process suffered. In particular, “News.am” correspondent Liana Sargsyan, “Tert.am”

Announcement on EaP Media Developers

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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Charles Michel, President of the European Council David Maria Sassoli, President of the European Parliament Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission, EU High A representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Values and Transparency

Statement: On the Idleness of the NSS and Need for Reform

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The National Security Service issued a statement on December 10, calling human rights activist Artur Sakunts’ criticism of the NSS as insulting, defamatory, misleading, disinforming, false, a self-assertion attempt accompanied by “an outburst of inappropriate fury”, and calling to “…exercise vigilance, maximum restraint, avoid emotional outbursts and those stemming from the inferiority complex, weigh messages,

Announcement about attacks against Open society foundation-Armenia

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This announcement is available only in Armenian.

Call for Expression of Interest to Conduct Final Evaluation of the Action “A Public Glimpse into a Closed World: Human Rights Situation in Closed Institutions”

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Background In December 2017, “Public Journalism Club” (PJC) NGO in consortium with “Investigate Reporters” NGO launched “A Public Glimpse into a Closed World: Enhancing Public Information on and Awareness on Human Rights Situation in Penitentiaries and Psychiatric Residential Institutions in Armenia” two-year project financed by the European Union (EU) and co-funded by Open Society Foundations

Job announcement

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The announcement is available only in Armenian.

Job announcement

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TITLE: Senior Project Manager START DATE/ TIME: October 2019 TERM: Full-time DURATION: 3 month with the possibility of extension LOCATION: Armenia APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 6, 2019 SUMMARY: The Public Journalism Club team is seeking a full time Senior Project Manager to carry out our EU funded project on human rights in closed institutions, to provide leadership,

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