Ashot MELIKYAN

Chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Speech

Born: 13.09. 1961, Echmiadzin

Education

1978-1983 – Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Working experience

2003 to present – Chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Speech

1999-2009 (January) – Expert of the Yerevan Press Club

1994-2001 – Own correspondent of the newspaper “Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti” in Armenia

1997-1999 – Executive Director of the Association of Mass Media of Armenia

1990-1993 – Responsible Secretary, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper “Respublika Armeniya”

1985-1990 – Responsible Secretary of the Russian edition of the magazine “On the Leninist Path” of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia

1983-1985 – Correspondent, Head of Department of the newspaper “Komsomolets”

Membership in journalistic organizations

Since 1995 – Yerevan Press Club

Since 1997 – Member of the Board of the Yerevan Press Club

Publications – “Communist”, “Komsomolets”, “Republic of Armenia”, “Republic of Armenia”, “Saint Petersburg Gazette”, “Wheel of Fortune”, “Zerkalo” newspapers, “Armenia Aktuell” magazine, “Press Club” electronic newsletter

Interests – classical music, table tennis, hunting

Knowledge of languages ​​– Armenian, Russian, English (with dictionary)

Marital status – married, has two children
Tel.` (374 10) 53 38 95, (374 93) 10 70 85

E. mail address: [email protected]