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Six senior members of the Armenian government were asked to resign on November 18, 2024. Prime Minister Pashinyan was in the Vatican, not there to take the front stage. Speculation was rife as to why. Some saw it as a trigger for new elections. Some saw it as a dealing with rival factions within the

In this episode of the Civilnet podcast, the head of the Union of Informed Citizens, Daniel Ioanissyan, provides a comprehensive look at the state of police reform, anti-corruption efforts, and road safety in Armenia. They discuss the key changes implemented by the government, the obstacles faced in carrying out meaningful change, and the organization’s role

Today, on February 9, 2024, there was a publication in media that there had been an attempted arson of the car, belonging to Daniel Ioannisyan – Program Coordinator at “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO. In a private conversation with Human Rights House Yerevan, Daniel Ioannisyan has informed us that he ties this incident with one

“The people of the Republic of Armenia have entrusted the government with the mandate to establish the rule of law and order. As a result of the Patrol Police Service, the citizens of Armenia should see a new level of law and order on the streets of the capital, Yerevan. This is the most important

In an interview given to 24 News, Tigran Avinyan, the mayoral candidate of the “Civil Contract” party, referring to the violations recorded by the observation missions during the pre-election campaign, questioned their impartiality and doubted their logic. “The organizations that present these data are not reputable; there are deep serious problems related to their impartiality

RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) is the most preferred and trusted online media resource in Armenia, according to a new poll published by a leading local watchdog on Wednesday. A group of researchers working on a subgrant from the Union of Informed Citizens recently conducted a survey on the subject of media literacy among 1,200 respondents

Aravot daily had an interview with Daniel Ioannisyan, the Program Coordinator of the Union of Informed Citizens. We present the full interview below. – For the failure of the Electoral Code, you blamed also the government, in the face of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Recently you have made the following publication, “By unexpectedly bringing the

On November 27, parliamentary hearings were held at the RA National Assembly regarding the Draft on “Starting the Process of Terminating the Eurasian Economic Union Agreement on the part of Armenia” authored by “Yelq” parliamentary faction. Daniel Ioannisyan made a speech at the hearings as an invited expert. “Dear guests, I will try to concentrate

An Armenian NGO is in the authorities’ crosshairs after exposing what it describes as rampant electoral fraud by the ruling Republican Party. In late March, activists from Armenia’s Union of Informed Citizens (UIC) picked up their phones and dialled 136 schools across the country. Posing as members of the ruling Republican Party, they asked school

During the interview with Aravot.am  the spokesmen of “Independent Observer” public initiative Daniel Ioannisyan mentioned that in many polling stations there are fake observers, who have fake certificates, but are not signed in Central Election Commission: “It’s quite a gross violation when the candidate is at the polling station. I think so. And there are

Political forces competing with each other do not hold debates. Many spoke about it during the April parliamentary elections saying that we lack the culture of televised debates. A1+ Company has talked on the theme to on international relations Anna Pambukhchyan. She says political forces are afraid that they will be unable to present themselves

Larisa Minasyan, the Executive Director of the Open Society Foundations-Armenia, in an interview to 1in.am spoke about the availability of access to personal data of Armenian citizens for the Russian Federal Security Service. She mentioned in particular: “The fact that this data is accessible, is an ultimate violation of the personal data protection law.” The

RA National Assembly Deputy Edmon Marukyan has written a letter to the RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan related to the concern of the “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO that the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has access to personal data of citizens of the Republic of Armenia. In particular, Marukyan writes that this

Daniel Ioannisyan, Coordinator of the Union of Informed Citizens NGO, considers it unacceptable to include the Fifth Army Corps of Armenia into the group in the framework of creating a united group of Armenian troops, which in this case, according to Ioannisyan, will be under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.  “During the war or

There is a 70 percent increase in exports from Armenia to the Eurasian Economic Union member states, the reason being Turkish products exported to Russia via the territory of Armenia: economist Andranik Manukyan, expert at the Union of Informed Citizens NGO, told in an interview to Tert.am. After Russian sanctions against Turkey, a number of

Daniel Ioannisyan, Program Coordinator of the “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO, representing the civil society in the format of 4+4+4, does not consider the publication of the voters lists in the elections substituted by ID cards and instead of taking the fingerprints of the voters an equivalent approach. Recall that a few days ago, the

Daniel Ioannisyan, Program Coordinator of the “Union of Informed Citizens” NGO, believes that the authorities will make concessions with regard to amendments to the Electoral Code. Note that co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee in fulfillment of commitments of Armenia, British Alan Mill and Italian Giuseppe Galati, agreed in their statement that as the Venice

Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union will greatly affect the country’s agriculture, army’s armament and banking system, says the coordinator of the Union of Informed Citizens NGO. Daniel Ioannisyan says today the Defence Army does not pay any money for the military equipment imported to the country while after the EEU membership Armenia will

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