Updates

Previously, the lack of a separate definition negatively affected access to funding, as grants were sometimes perceived as economic activity.

The amendments to the Law on Electronic Communications should combat illegal imports and improve market regulation, but experts warn the draft lacks sufficient safeguards for personal data protection and could enable disproportionate data processing.

The rules incorporate several CSO recommendations that improve transparency and access to information when protecting people’s property rights, but leave gaps in meaningful public participation.

Stricter identification requirement for submitting comments on draft legal acts may reduce accessibility of public consultations.

Displaced Artsakh resident Arthur Osipyan was detained and prosecuted following a heated exchange with the PM. He is currently on hunger strike, the civil society's prison monitoring group has been unable to visit him.

Draft amendments to the Tax Code can strengthen financial sustainability and public accountability of CSOs and media by enabling reimbursable citizen donations; the effectiveness will depend on secondary regulation and implementation details.

The recent amendments aim to strengthen legal clarity and information security, but raise concerns about the scope of regulation, proportionality, and potential impact on media freedom.

The changes seek to introduce public consultations to ensure a better balance between public and private interest.

New amendments propose introducing civil and administrative liability for hate speech that falls below the threshold of criminal liability but can potentially restrict freedom of expression.

The long-awaited step will simplify procedures and improve access, particularly for organisations outside the capital.

Recent Tax Code amendments promote domestic philanthropy but shift private donations away from civil society-led programmes.

The draft does not impose undue restrictions on CSOs, though potential impact on civil society engagement remains to be seen.