Armenia
Armenian government oversees national TV and radio. Libel and defamation are punishable by prison terms and journalists have been sentenced under these laws in the past. All print and broadcast media must register with the Justice Ministry. Self-censorship is common.
Press: The main newspapers are Aravot, Azg and Yerkir, all of which are published only in Armenian (Russian editions have been discontinued since the Russian minority in the republic dropped). Golos Armenii (The Voice of Armenia) and Respublika Armenia survive as the main Russian-language papers. Noyan Tapan, an English-language weekly circulated primarily among the foreign missions and small foreign business community, is published by an independent information agency based in Yerevan.
TV: Public TV of Armenia is a national, state-run station, whilst Armenia TV and Prometheus TV are national, commercial stations.
Radio: There are both private radio stations (the first of which was Hai FM) and national and state-run stations, such as Public Radio of Armenia.
