Deutsche Welle (DW) has published an article examining concerns over selective prosecution and freedom of expression in Armenia, featuring the findings of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) and comments by RCDS Director Tigran Grigoryan.
The article highlights RCDS’s monitoring of online hate speech during the 2026 parliamentary election campaign. Our reports documented how pro-government bloggers and influential social media users used their platforms to target Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians with hostile rhetoric and derogatory language, while law enforcement largely refrained from pursuing criminal cases against those responsible.
Speaking to DW, Tigran Grigoryan also discussed the EU’s response to developments in Armenia, arguing that Brussels has largely adopted a pragmatic, geopolitically driven approach. With Armenia increasingly viewed as the EU’s primary partner in the South Caucasus, concerns over selective prosecution and democratic standards have received limited attention.
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