Armenia

3.3 million people
3,360 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Not Free
Partly Free

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Armenia: After Protests, Prime Minister to Step Down

April 23, 2018

Armenians have been able to hold the country’s most powerful political figure accountable through public demonstrations, an event significant for the entire region.
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Armed Standoff in Armenia: Why It Happened and What It Could Mean

August 2, 2016

The two-week occupation of a police station that ended on Sunday drew unexpected public support, raising questions about the country’s future stability.
FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

How Do Eastern Partnership Countries Rate on Media Freedom?

Elen Aghekyan
Research Analyst, Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press
August 6, 2015

To promote press freedom in this diverse set of countries, the EU will need to both step up its overall effort and customize its approach to meet the needs of each society.
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Armenia Uses Force to Disperse Protests

June 24, 2015

Freedom House issued the following statement in response to police brutality and the mass arrest of peaceful protesters in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on June 22.

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Marc Behrendt

Director, Europe and Eurasia programs

Marc Behrendt is the Director for Europe and Eurasia programs at Freedom House, with over 20 years of experience working in the Eurasia region in peacebuilding, governance and human rights.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights
Regions: 
Eurasia, Europe

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Promise and Reversal: The Post-Soviet Landscape Twenty Years On

“Promise and Reversal: The Post-Soviet Landscape Twenty Years On,” marks the 20th anniversary of the failed Soviet coup of August 19, 1991. The retrospective essay examines the changes in the political rights and civil liberties in the former Soviet Union over the last two decades, as well as includes graphs and rankings that illustrate the region's performance in the annual Freedom House publications Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press. The report  concludes that there is a serious and disturbing failure to embrace democratic institutions in most of the post-Soviet region.

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