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Armenia in the spotlight of Freedom house<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The organization of Freedom House has published its annual report on \u201cFreedom in the World\u201d<\/em> information concerning Armenia was included as well. In report it is particularly mentioned that in 2018 Armenia has made unprecedented progress in terms of democratization, but still is considered to be a partially free country, as it was in the previous year.\u00a0The same goes for Georgia, in the region counterpart. Other bordering countries: Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran are listed as non-free countries. Armenia\u2019s strategic partner Russia is also listed as a non-free country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Armenia, massive nonviolent demonstrations forced the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan, the country\u2019s leader since 2008, who had tried to evade term limits by moving from the presidency to prime minister\u2019s office. Following snap elections in December, a new reformist majority in the parliament has pledged to promote transparency and accountability for corruption and abuse of office.\u201d This was stated in the report on political developments following the events in spring 2018. It should be noted that according to the Freedom House’s \u201cFreedom on the Net\u201d report\u2019s assessment by fall of 2018, Armenia has moved from partly free internet countries to the ranks of internet free ones.<\/p>\n

Appointed new governors in Shirak and Tavush regions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to this week\u2019s governmental decisions have been implemented a number of changes in the governmental sector. According to February 6 decision Tigran Pogosyan has been appointed as the governor of Shirak region and Hayk Chobanyan as the governor of Tavush region. They are both deputies of “My step” faction from the 7th convocation of the National Assembly. On the same day by the Prime Minister\u2019s decision Inessa Gabayan has been removed from the Water Committee chairman\u2019s post. Gabayan has mentioned, that she has been removed from the post according to her own resignation.<\/p>\n

The first and the third Presidents of Armenia were questioned<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The former Presidents of Armenia Levon Ter- Petrosyan and Serzh Sargsyan have been questioned concerning the \u201cMarch 1\u201d case. Serzh Sargsyan\u2019s interrogation overall lasted 8 hours. Levon Ter Petrosyan\u2019s lasted 1,5 hours. They are involved as witnesses in \u201cMarch 1 case\u201d. The second president Robert Kocharyan\u2019s interrogation on the same case goes on. The court\u2019s decision concerning the pretrial restraining measures was announced on 7 February. Robert Kocharyan will remain in detention.<\/p>\n

Armenian applications to European Court<\/strong><\/h3>\n

European Court of Human Rights has published the\u00a0Annual Statistic Report of 2018. According to the report Armenia has filed 1901 applications to ECHR, which is 3,4%\u00a0of overall applications to the Court. According to this index Armenia is ranked 8th among the member states of the Council of Europe. The biggest number of applications have been received from Russia: 11,750 applications.<\/p>\n

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Applications sent from Armenia to ECHR has accepted 167 for proceedings, has rejected 72 and has delivered a sentence for 16 applications. In the case of 15 applications have been recognized at least one provision violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2017 has been filed 356 and 753 applications in 2016.<\/p>\n

The Government approved the programme and sent to National Assembly<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Government approved the programme of the coming years in Government\u2019s extraordinary session. That had been sent to National Assembly\u00a0for discussion and approval. The Prime Minister of RA Nikol Pashinyan mentioned Assembly for discussion this governmental programme they announce the launching of economic revolution. According to the programme\u2019s developers the document was drawn up on the base of \u201cMy step\u201d faction\u2019s pre-electional programme.<\/p>\n

Discussions about structural changes in the government have been finished. PM Nikol Pashinyan write on his Facebook page, that there will be 12 ministries in Armenia and that a new post of the Chief Diaspora Commissioner will be created. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology will be renamed into the Ministry of technologies and Military industry. There will continue to obey the orders of PM.<\/p>\n

The government programme is expected to be discussed at the National Assembly on 12 February.<\/p>\n

The draft of \u201cThe fight against tobacco\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Ministry of Health has presented a draft to the government according to which smoking in indoor public places is banned. The draft programme\u2019s discussions will launch in a month, but the perspective of non- smoke environment has already received a wide response in the community.<\/p>\n

The minister of Health Arsen Tororsyan has also joined the campaign and the internet action of the fight against smoking. In his Facebook account he periodically publishes pictures from restaurants, where smoking is prohibited. He has also published research on how 100% without smoke environment legislation would effect on profits of restaurants, bars and pubs.<\/p>\n

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