1. Wanted Editor Decided to Come Out of Underground
Nikol Pashinyan, editor of “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily, wanted since March of last year, has decided to come out of underground. This has been reported about in Pashinyan’s announcement posted in his website reporting that he has decided to continue his struggle in jail. “I have thought of such step beforehand, but made a decision after the last developments. In the past the most powerful factor impeding my decision was that my appearance in jail could give a blow to the Pan-Armenian Movement.
At present I consider the threat overcome, as many of my political prisoner-friends are released due to public struggle, which will give a new charge and enthusiasm to the Movement – to the Armenian National Congress. Thus I am proud to register that it’s my turn to become a political prisoner. My decision to move to jail from underground is instructed also by the concern that I should continue an effective political struggle,” reports Nikol Pashinyan’s announcement.
2. On Hetq’s Trail
1. Wanted Editor Decided to Come Out of Underground
Nikol Pashinyan, editor of “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily, wanted since March of last year, has decided to come out of underground. This has been reported about in Pashinyan’s announcement posted in his website reporting that he has decided to continue his struggle in jail. “I have thought of such step beforehand, but made a decision after the last developments. In the past the most powerful factor impeding my decision was that my appearance in jail could give a blow to the Pan-Armenian Movement.
At present I consider the threat overcome, as many of my political prisoner-friends are released due to public struggle, which will give a new charge and enthusiasm to the Movement – to the Armenian National Congress. Thus I am proud to register that it’s my turn to become a political prisoner. My decision to move to jail from underground is instructed also by the concern that I should continue an effective political struggle,” reports Nikol Pashinyan’s announcement.
2. On Hetq’s Trail
On June 23 the Court of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash Communities of Yerevan supported the claim against the convicted Karen Harutyunyan and sentenced him to a five-year imprisonment for attacking and beating Edik Baghdasaryan, President of the “Investigative Journalists” NGO and editor-in-chief of Hetq.am(Trail).
Whereas they were three assaulting Edik Baghdasaryan, two of them not been revealed yet by the police. In this regard the press service of the RA Prosecutor General’s office has reported that the Deputy Prosecutor General has given a written instruction to the police to activate investigation and search operations to completely reveal the crime.
3. New Information Sites – Ankakh.com and Report.am
During the last one month the Armenian internet media was supplemented by two more information websites – Ankakh.com and Report.am. Ankakh.com is prepared by the editorial staff of the new “Ankakh” daily its founder being “V.I.V. Today and Tomorrow” LLC. The colored publication of “Ankakh” daily is an 18-page social and political newspaper published in 3000 copies.
The editor-in-chief is Vahan Ishkhanyan. Report.am has been launched since June 15 and is published by the Friday press club. The editorial staff involves Abel Mikayelyan, Artsrun Kostandyan and Aida Mesropyan. The website publishers say the site is the internet “continuation” of the “Friday report” print periodical published from 2007 to 2008. The newspaper reflects the domestic and foreign policy of Armenia, as well as social, cultural, sport and other issues.
Source: JNews.am