NGO's Statement on Ministry of Internal Affairs' Video Surveillance Initiative in Armenia

New amendments allow the Ministry of Internal Affairs to launch a nationwide system of real-time biometric surveillance, posing a risk to privacy, peaceful assembly and non-discrimination.

Civil society organizations express deep concern over the continued spread of SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) practices in Armenia.

In an interview with A1+, TIAC lawyer Mihran Bulghadaryan spoke about the problems of the illicit asset confiscation procedure and its political exploitation.

"According to the CSO Meter Regional Report, the civil society environment in the region has reached its lowest point since the first CSO Meter assessment in 2021.