Category Archives: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Program coordinator for the areas of human rights and civil society
The Open Society Foundations – Armenia is currently seeking applications for the position, program coordinator for the areas of human rights and civil society. This position is under the supervision of the foundation’s Executive Director and Deputy Director for Programs. more »
We denounce the violence in the Parliament
Prime Minister Pashinyan has repeatedly and clearly stated that violence has no place in our life. Today, however, after several attempts to interrupt MP Edmon Marukyan’s speech in Armenia’s Parliament, My Step faction MP Sassoon Mikayelyan exerted violence on Marukyan, more »
Appeal to the Armenian authorities to maintain at least three telecom operators
On December 30, 2019, Veon Armenia and Ucom CJSC applied to the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of the Republic of Armenia for seeking consent to market concentration. In particular, Ucom CJSC plans to acquire 100% of more »
Concerning Failure of Effective Vetting in the Judiciary and Law-Enforcement
The analysis of the legislative amendments adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia with respect to vetting in the judiciary and the legal system supports the following conclusions: Two years after the revolution, driven predominantly by the more »
Statement
On 30 March 2020, the Government of Armenia took the initiative to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly. The only agenda item was the Draft Law on Supplementing the Law on the Legal Regime of the State of more »
POLICY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP SPRING 2020
The OSF-Armenia announces the Policy Research Fellowship for researchers ready to initiate rigorous and innovative research identifying fundamental open society challenges and developing practical solutions to specific policy issues. Interested individual applicants or teams (of two) are invited to submit more »
Open Society Foundations Armenia statement
The Open Society Foundations were founded by George Soros, one of the world’s foremost philanthropists, who since 1984 has given away $14 billion of a personal fortune. The Foundations have supported individuals and organizations across the globe fighting for freedom more »
The Open Society Foundations – Armenia is currently seeking applications for the position, program coordinator for the areas of human rights and strategic litigation.
This position is under the supervision of the foundations’ Executive Director and Deputy Director for Programs. Job Profile: Manage, monitor and evaluate grants and projects within the foundation’s programs of human rights and rule of law. Review project proposals, prepare more »
The right to personal data protection cannot be breached
Public Service Regulation Commission (PSRC) recently circulated draft decision on Approval of Standards for Archives Stored by the Electronic Communication Service Providers. If adopted the decision would require all Internet service providers to collect and store for two years certain more »
POLICY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FALL 2019
The OSF-Armenia announces the Policy Research Fellowship for researchers willing to carry out rigorous and innovative research identifying fundamental open society challenges and developing practical solutions to specific policy issues. Interested individual applicants or groups (of two) are invited to more »