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Read the following articles of the special issue “Journalists for Justice”:
There are a few citizens in Armenia defending their rights
Illegal money collection conducted at maternity hospitals of Yerevan
Village head’s amiability at the expense of peasants’ property
28 businessmen trying to save their privatized areas from confiscation risk
Municipality former employee says he was fired because of supporting opposition
Extra fees demanded at Yerevan Zeytun Dormitory for habitation
Justice - Behind the “Closed Doors”
Last Sounds. Mother School as a Stepchild
“Bad Men”. Isolation Out of Jail
Issue participants:
Editor: Suren Deheryan
Seminar Coordinator: Davit Muradyan
Editor Assistant: Elina Shahnazaryan
Consultants: Dainius Radzevicius Audrys Antanaitis
Articles’ translator: Karine Darbinyan
Web Master: Gor Ghazaryan
Journalists: Karine Simonyan, Lilit Harutyunyan, Karine Hunanyan, Karine Ionesyan, Naira Bulghadaryan, Christine Aghalaryan, Christine Vardanyan, Arman Gharibyan, Ararat Davtyan, Aida Mesropyan, Vagharshak Naghshkaryan, Akhmed Ismailov, Lusine Manukyan and Lilit Ghazaryan
The seminar, as well as this publication was made possible through the support of the British Embassy Yerevan. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the British Embassy Yerevan.
Source: www.jnews.am
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