  Freedom House tags Armenia “Not Free” in press freedom ranking May 3, 2011 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On World Press Freedom Day, Freedom House published a press freedom ranking for 2010 in the courtiers worldwide. Freedom House ranking listed Armenia 146th with 65 points and tagged the country “Not Free”, similarly to Egypt. Georgia was listed 118th with 55 points, retaining its “Partly Free” status. Azerbaijan was ranked 171st along with Ethiopia, Sudan and Tajikistan. Finland, Norway and Sweden top the list, with South Korea ranked as the least free out of 196 countries.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
