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07YEREVAN1446 2007-12-18 12:02 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Yerevan
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FM AMEMBASSY YEREVAN
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RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA PRIORITY 1397
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RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0474
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 YEREVAN 001446 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/CARC 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O.12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI ELAB KDEM KJUS KWMN HSTC
AM 
 
SUBJECT:  ARMENIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER) 
 
REFS:  A) YEREVAN 1335 B) YEREVAN 1338 C) YEREVAN 1362 
 
YEREVAN 00001446  001.2 OF 004 
 
 
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HEADLINES 
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1. (U) Headlines in this round-up: 
 
-- MONITORING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE 
-- CIVIL PROTEST OVER INFORMATION POLICY OF PUBLIC TV 
-- CONTINUING REPORTS OF MEDIA CLAMPDOWN 
-- THE ONGOING TRAVAILS OF GALA TV 
-- TER-PETROSSIAN'S PRE-ELECTION MONITORING REPORTS 
-- HOUSING CERTIFICATES FOR 120 HOMELESS FAMILIES IN GYUMRI 
-- CAPACITY OF YEREVAN HOMELESS SHELTER TO BE EXPANDED 
-- OMBUDSMAN ON POLICE TREATMENT, JUDICIAL REFORM, VALUE OF OSCE 
-- OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE RECEIVES 3,139 COMPLAINTS FROM JAN-OCT 
 
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MONITORING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
2. (U) Monitoring of media coverage of the presidential election 
race was launched in early October by the so-called "TEAM" Research 
Center with support from the Armenian affiliate of the Open Society 
Institute Assistance Foundation and the Yerevan Press Club (YPC). 
Just as in the run-up to Armenia's May parliamentary elections, the 
monitoring was initiated to gauge the amount of attention media are 
devoting to the upcoming presidential election, the way in which 
media inform the electorate about candidates, and to assess access 
to airtime for various candidates. 
 
3. (U) The current monitoring effort, which continues through 
December 15, is tracking eight broadcast media:  four national TV 
companies (First and Second Channels of Armenian Public Television; 
the pro-government, privately-owned "ALM" company; and the 
pro-government "Armenia TV" company owned by the U.S. businessman of 
Armenian descent, Gerard Cafesjian); three Yerevan TV companies (the 
"Yerkir Media" company run by the Dashnaktsutyun party; the 
"Kentron" company owned by the junior partner of the government 
coalition, Prosperous Armenia; and the pro-government "Shant" TV 
company); and the Public Radio of Armenia.  (Note:  The First 
Channel of Armenian Public Television is the most viewed TV channel 
in Armenia.  End note.) 
 
4. (U) According to the first interim report covering October, "ALM" 
devoted the most time to political reporting, followed at a distance 
by "Kentron," the Second Channel of Armenian Public TV, and 
"Yerkir."  "Armenia TV" paid the least attention to politics, a bit 
more than Public Television.  Amazingly, most of the political 
reporting of surveyed channels focused not on the acknowledged 
presidential front-runner Serge Sargsyan, but on the leader of the 
Popular Party Tigran Karapetyan, whose "ALM" company skewed the 
results with its exclusive coverage of its owner's candidacy.  Serzh 
Sargsyan came in second in cumulative coverage, and ex-President 
Levon Ter-Petrossian third.  The vast majority of TV and radio 
coverage devoted to Serzh Sargsyan was in his capacity as Prime 
Minister.  The interim report notes, however, that the frequent, 
lengthy appearances by Sargsyan were undoubtedly influencing 
viewers.  It also found that the bulk of coverage devoted to 
Ter-Petrossian was overwhelmingly negative. 
 
5. (U) During the month of October Ter-Petrossian received only 6 
positive references and 111 negative references whereas Sargsyan 
received 56 positive references and only 2 negative.  It was during 
the second half of October in which Ter-Petrossian received 85 
percent of the most negative references, compared to 15 percent in 
the first half of the month.  (Note:  Ter-Petrossian announced his 
candidacy for president at a public rally held October 26.  End 
note.)  Boris Navasardian, the chairman of the Yerevan Press Club 
(YPC), publicly stated that "I don't remember any previous media 
monitoring which showed a politician getting such negative coverage 
several months before an election."  The interim report concluded 
that an "invisible hand" was regulating the content of the current 
affairs programs aired by Armenia's leading broadcasters.  The 
report also noted, however, that certain politicians were 
deliberately avoiding on-air interviews, including ex-President 
Ter-Petrossian. 
 
6. (U) Commenting on the monitoring for November, YPC found that 
broadcasters continued to show an "unprecedented bias" against 
opposition leader Ter-Petrossian, while casting Sargsyan in a highly 
positive light.  Its chairman said the bias was "even more 
 
YEREVAN 00001446  002.2 OF 004 
 
 
large-scale" than what previous monitoring detected.  YPC found that 
the First Channel of Armenian Public TV aired 47 critical reports on 
Ter-Petrossian, while Sargsyan was featured 148 times -- almost 
always in a positive light.  YPC Chairman Navasardian stated that 
"the more unpredictable the election outcome becomes, the more 
unethically media outlets behave."  The news chief of "Armenia TV," 
which devoted 80 percent of all of its November news coverage to 
Prime Minister Sargsyan's public engagements, defended the company, 
saying "we must cover his activities if the Prime Minister is doing 
a very good job all the time."  The First Channel of Public 
Television and Public Radio have yet to comment on the November 
report. 
 
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CIVIL PROTEST OF PUBLIC TV'S INFORMATION POLICY 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
7. (U) On November 13 approximately 30 people signed a document of 
"civil protest" to object to the information policy of Armenian 
Public Television.  The statement decried the Armenian authorities' 
violation of citizens' rights to receive information about important 
state affairs.  The statement said that "Public TV, which we pay for 
as tax-payers, must ensure our right to obtain information about key 
events in the country.  However, Armenian Public TV functions under 
strict censorship.  Government agencies also subject private TV 
channels to similar censorship."  The statement also accused 
Armenian Public Television of launching an unfair campaign against 
one of the presidential candidates, ex-President Levon 
Ter-Petrossian. 
 
8. (U) In a related development, supporters of presidential 
candidate Artur Baghdasarian on December 13 accused Armenia's 
leading TV stations of deliberately ignoring the candidate in their 
coverage.  The leader of the "Orinats Yerkir" (Rule of Law) party, 
which was ousted from the governing coalition in 2006, Baghdasarian 
has had a stormy relationship with the authorities ever since his 
resignation as Speaker of the National Assembly.  The relationship 
deteriorated even further when in April, 2007 a secret taping of 
Baghdasarian criticizing the authorities in a conversation with the 
British Deputy Head of Mission was made public.  His supporters say 
Baghdasarian has made "only" five televised appearances since the 
May parliamentary elections.  Meanwhile, other Rule of Law leaders 
admitted that they have been invited onto talk shows recently, and 
that their party has been able to air promotional videos on national 
and local channels.  But they maintain that is not sufficient to 
present their candidate's platform to voters. 
 
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CONTINUING REPORTS OF MEDIA CLAMPDOWN 
------------------------------------- 
 
9. (U) According to unconfirmed media reports, both the Armenian 
Police and the National TV and Radio Commission (NTRC) have issued 
warnings to media outlets (ref B) on their coverage of the 
presidential race.  It was reported on November 24 that the Armenian 
Police sent a statement to mass media outlets urging them to refrain 
from disseminating information that has not been verified, and to 
avoid political speculation.  The police statement said the "media 
should cooperate only with informed and authorized sources of 
information."  The statement also accused unspecified media outlets 
of disseminating false information and rumors in an apparent attempt 
to defame the Police and divide police officers.  It was also 
reported on November 19 that the NTRC issued a strict order to 
regional TV stations to keep away from the upcoming elections and 
refrain from airing political advertisements or announcements. 
 
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THE ONGOING TRAVAILS OF GALA TV 
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10. (U) Last month the Gyumri-based independent GALA TV station was 
unexpectedly audited by the State Tax Service (STS) in alleged 
retribution for its airing of a September 21 speech by Levon 
Ter-Petrossian that was highly critical of government authorities 
(ref C).  The STS audit accused GALA of evading 82,000 USD in taxes 
over the last two years.  Chap, GALA's parent company, rejected the 
accusation, and said the audit's findings were politically 
motivated.  STS followed up its audit with a request to the Economic 
Court to freeze GALA's bank accounts and assets.  Although the 
demand was initially rejected, it was reversed a week later when the 
Economic Court stated that the STS had provided additional documents 
to support its request. 
 
 
YEREVAN 00001446  003.2 OF 004 
 
 
11. (SBU) GALA's travails continued when the STS accused it of 
illegally using a TV tower it did not own for its broadcasts.  NGO 
contacts in Gyumri told post that the tower was privatized by the 
Gyumri mayor's office while the audit was in process, and that 
previously the city had placed no restrictions on its use.  Though 
Gyumri's mayor appeared to be taking a neutral stance in the affair 
until that point, he subsequently appealed to the Economic Court to 
force the removal of GALA's transmitter.  The court is currently 
hearing the case, and post will send an observer to the hearings in 
mid-December.  Coincidentally, on December 6 the Gyumri mayor's son 
was given a more lenient than expected sentence for his 
participation in an armed confrontation last May that wounded one 
bystander.  NGO contacts in Gyumri have told us they suspect the 
light sentence may well have been a bribe used to coax the mayor 
into taking a harsher stance on GALA.  (SEPTEL TO FOLLOW) 
 
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TER-PETROSIAN PRE-ELECTION MONITORING REPORT 
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12. (U) Run by the Ter-Petrossian presidential campaign, The "Levon 
Ter-Petrossian for President Civil Initiative" has engaged in a 
weekly monitoring effort to track infringements and violations of 
law by Armenian authorities in the run-up to February's presidential 
election.  The civil initiative has released six weekly reports so 
far.  Some examples of reported violations follow. (NOTE:  These 
alleged infractions reported by the Ter-Petrossian campaign have not 
been independently verified in detail by emboffs.  END NOTE.] 
 
13. (U) Report No 4 (November 16-23):  Eight violations were 
reported, including several alleged incidents where authorities 
warned citizens not to attend LTP's public rallies.  More severe 
violations included two separate incidents where a person was 
dismissed from his job as a result of his - or his relatives' - 
support for the Ter-Petrossian candidacy.  Additionally, Levon 
Sardaryan, a political analyst for the Second Channel of Armenian 
Public TV, was requested to tender his resignation by the president 
of the company, allegedly for the content of his analytical 
broadcasts related to LTP's candidacy.  The formal reason given for 
the dismissal was a "lack of work discipline."  Prior to his 
dismissal, Sardaryan had attended two of LTP's rallies and produced 
segments that were allegedly taken off of the air after 
consultations between the director of the channel and President 
Kocharian's press secretary. 
 
14. (U) Report No 5 (November 24-30):  13 violations were reported, 
including several alleged incidents where authorities warned people 
not to attend LTP's rallies and to stop organizing the participation 
of others.  The report also outlines various media related 
violations, including a report that the head of the National 
Committee for Television and Radio (NCTR) had demanded that regional 
TV stations abstain from airing any political advertisements or 
announcements related to the 2008 presidential campaign.  There were 
several reports of people either losing their jobs or coming under 
inspection by the STS after they or relatives had expressed support 
for the Ter-Petrossian candidacy. 
 
15. (U) Report No 6 (December 1-7):  Nine violations were reported, 
including harassment of several members of the "Aylntrank" 
(Alternative) Civil Initiative group that supports the 
Ter-Petrossian candidacy.  Police allegedly stopped two members from 
handing out flyers and DVDs announcing LTP's rally.  The men were 
forced to give the materials to police officers.  Another member, 
Artak Arakelyan, was approached by eight members of the STS, who 
demanded receipts for the 4,000 leaflets he had just picked up from 
a publishing house that announced Ter-Petrossian's December 8 rally. 
 Having no receipt, Arakelyan was detained for six hours, along with 
the director and printer of the publishing house.  The STS demanded 
a 15,000 AMD fine and refused to return the confiscated leaflets. 
Subsequently, the director of the publishing house stated that STS 
officers had begun inspecting its activities, claiming they had 
found fiscal irregularities. 
 
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HOUSING CERTIFICATES FOR HOMELESS IN GYUMRI 
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16. (U) On November 9, Armenia's Minister of Urban Development gave 
housing certificates to 120 families in Gyumri.  The families have 
been housed in temporary housing since the destruction of their 
homes by the 1988 earthquake that claimed 25,000-50,000 lives.  The 
certificates are part of a government program aimed at eliminating 
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277 families, and its 2007 budget of 715 million AMD (approximately 
$ 2,360,000) represents an increase of 30 percent over 2006. 
 
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CAPACITY OF YEREVAN HOMELESS SHELTER TO BE EXPANDED 
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17.  The GOAM earmarked money in its 2008 budget to expand Yerevan's 
only homeless shelter.  The shelter currently accommodates 30 
homeless people, but next year will see its capacity increased to 
50.  An official from the Labor and Social Affairs ministry stated 
that the shelter was a priority issue due to the increasing number 
of individuals seeking night shelter.  The shelter was opened in 
2006 and has offered shelter to over 350 homeless people.  The 
shelter has a two month limit.  During a homeless person's stay, he 
is eligible to receive medical assistance and psychological 
counseling. 
 
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OMBUDSMAN ON POLICE TREATMENT, JUDICIAL REFORM 
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18.  In a press conference after a meeting in Strasbourg with the 
Council of Europe on November 23, Armenia's Human Rights Defender 
(Ombudsman) Armen Harutunian called on the police to conduct an 
internal investigation into the brutal treatment that a suspect 
named "Artvazd A" sustained during his detention.  On November 13, 
Artvazd A. was severely beaten by police officers in the department 
responsible for fighting organized crime.  He suffered severe 
injuries, including broken ribs, and was subsequently hospitalized. 
 
 
19. During the press conference the Ombudsman also made an appeal to 
reform Armenia's judicial system so citizens' confidence in the 
system would be enhanced.  Referring to the growing number of 
complaints lodged with the European Court of Human Rights, 
Harutunian declared that "We should realize that the European Court 
is not the highest instance, but a supplementary institution, and 
our problems should be solved in our motherland." He added that 
Armenian citizens still have a preconceived attitude regarding the 
independence of Armenia's courts, which can be changed for the 
better once the judicial system is reformed and made more efficient. 
 In addition, the Ombudsman will be submitting a proposal to the 
GOAM to open three regional offices that would expand the capacity 
and reach of the Human Rights Defender's Office. 
 
20.  On November 13, the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe (OSCE) launched training for the staff of Armenia's Human 
Rights Defender.  Invited by the Ombudsman, the OSCE initiated 
training to help strengthen the capacity of the Ombudsman's office 
to work with government and civil society on the prevention and 
resolution of citizens' complaints. 
 
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OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE RECEIVES 3,139 COMPLAINTS 
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21. (U) According to the Office of the Armenian Human Rights 
Defender, the Ombudsman received 3,130 complaints between January 
and October of 2007.  A press release by the Office said that 337 
complaints were rejected as groundless. It also said that 77 
complaints that were resolved positively resulted in the 
"restoration of the violated rights" of 3,200 people.  120 of the 
complaints were against police, 116 against courts, 82 against the 
prosecutor's office, and 74 against the Yerevan municipality.  Nine 
complaints were filed against the government.  Approximately 565 
complaints were filed by residents of Yerevan. 
 
PENNINGTON