Freedom House urges Armenian authorities to immediately stop enforcement of ‘unconstitutional’ insult law
Freedom House notes with concern the recent criminal case opened against a Facebook user who insulted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a comment.
This comes only two months after the Parliament passed amendments criminalizing “serious insults” against government officials, and signifies a clear degradation of democratic norms in Armenia, including freedom of expression, the human rights organization said in a statement on Tuesday.
"We call on the Armenian authorities to immediately cease enforcement of this unconstitutional legislation criminalizing defamation," it said.
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