CivilNet is an independent online media platform covering culture, politics, and business, committed to advancing Armenia’s democratic and economic growth.
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CivilNet is an independent online media platform covering culture, politics, and business, committed to advancing Armenia’s democratic and economic growth.
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June 17, 2026
No rerun decision draws criticism from election monitors in Armenia
<p>📍 An Armenian court yesterday ordered the seizure of a large land plot in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor from the country’s National Olympic Committee, which is headed by Gagik Tsarukyan, a business tycoon and opposition leader.📍 A coalition of election monitoring groups known as the Independent Observer has criticized Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission for refusing to hold a rerun of the June 7 parliamentary elections at three polling stations where results were annulled due to violations on voting day.📍 U.S. approves creation of ‘Trump route’ company with Armenia: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOSuZ92iNI #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia </p>
June 17, 2026
Media lessons for Armenia from Moldova & Ukraine
<p>Independent journalists Viktoria Dumbrava of Moldova-based Agora and Yulia Hyra of Ukraine-Babel join CivilNet in Yerevan for a special edition of the Synergies on Air podcast series. The show is produced through the Seizing Synergies project, a journalism initiative linking independent media outlets across Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Drawing on their experiences in Moldova and Ukraine, they discuss cross-border journalism, independent media, and reporting under growing political, economic, and disinformational pressures. The lessons they share from their countries about public trust in the media and combating foreign influence resonate deeply with Armenia. 0:00- Introduction 0:50- Independent Media in Ukraine: Babel 2:58- Independent Media in Moldova: Agora 4:28- Importance of cross-border collaboration 5:47- Stories aided by cross-border collaboration 8:00- Similarities in reporting the elections in Moldova & Armenia9:51- Issues of public trust in the media 14:50- Effect on "brain drain" on media landscape 20:52- What does Europe mean to Ukraine and Moldova? 26:34- What keeps independent outlets going despite the obstacles? #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ</p>
June 16, 2026
Rethinking journalism across Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus
<p>This special edition of the CivilNet Podcast is part of the “Synergy on Air” series, produced through the Seizing Synergies project, a cross-border journalism initiative connecting independent media outlets across Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. CivilNet speaks with Markus Niedobitek, Project Manager at the Berlin-based Network for Cross-Border Journalism (n-ost), which coordinates the Seizing Synergies, and Filip Noubel, editor-at-large for Global Voices. They discuss how collaborative journalism can counter disinformation, break national media bubbles, and bring human stories back to the center of reporting across Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus.0:00- Introduction0:47- n_ost's Seizing Synergies project 5:05- Why is cross-border journalism so important now? 11:01- Day to day of cross-border journalism collaboration 14:20- Stepping outside your domestic audience 17:30- What other countries can learn about and from Armenia? 20:23- Finding the news hook for Armenia 26:50- Good journalism is about explaining nothing is black and white #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #SeizingSynergies</p>
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