Sports lovers were attentively following the development at the European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, which brought together 686 wrestlers from 43 countries. Armenia was represented in all of 7 weight categories.

According to report, during the year there were no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports of suspected government monitoring of e-mail or Internet chat conversations.

There were reports that torture and beating of persons in Azerbaijani police and military custody resulted in at least seven deaths, and law enforcement officials acted with impunity.

Turkish has been taught as an optional subject in many secondary modern schools, but can currently not be chosen as a final exam subject.