YEREVAN 5 C°
RA CB:
  • USD - 396.02 AMD +0.02 EUR - 431.27 AMD +0.27 RUB - 5.71 AMD +0.71 GBP - 490.04 AMD +0.04
  • GOLD - - AMD SILVER - - AMD PLATINUM - - AMD

Freedom House Calls on the Armenian Authorities to Immediately Cease Enforcement of the Unconstitutional Legislation Criminalizing Defamation

Freedom House notes with concern the recent criminal case opened against a Facebook user who insulted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a comment.

''This comes only two months after the Parliament passed amendments criminalizing “serious insults” against government officials, and signifies a clear degradation of democratic norms in Armenia, including freedom of expression.

We call on the Armenian authorities to immediately cease enforcement of this unconstitutional legislation criminalizing defamation'', Freedom House notes in the comment. 

 


Most read

day

week

month

    Weather
    Yerevan
    cloudy
    Humidity: 93%
    Wind: 1.54 km/h
    5 C°
     
    12°   
    20.03.2024
    14°   
    21.03.2024