RFE/RL’s Armenian Service: Radio Azatutyun

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RFE/RL’s Armenian Service has paired exemplary journalism with digital innovation to become a leading source of credible, independent news.

Radio Azatutyun is a leading multimedia outlet operating from Yerevan bureau specializing in digital innovation.
Azatutyun covers human interest stories about what ordinary people face in a post-war environment.
Provided extensive, exclusive, and up-to-the-minute coverage of the fighting and loss of life on both sides of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border clashes.
Published an open-source investigation revealing pro- Azerbaijini government supporters behind Lachin Corridor blockade.
Revealed former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian sold property despite a court-imposed asset freeze, resulting in a political scandal.
Series of reports on child welfare and social services involving the case of a two-year-old girl helped

Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recognized Narine Ghalechyan for reports highlighting discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS, which led to a change in government policy.