{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"media.am","provider_url":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/","title":"Decriminalization of Armenia's Defamation Laws is Aimed at Being Against News Outlets: Attorney &#8226; media.am","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OQlJO5zbZC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/viewpoint\/2011\/05\/02\/508\/\">Decriminalization of Armenia&#8217;s Defamation Laws is Aimed at Being Against News Outlets: Attorney<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/viewpoint\/2011\/05\/02\/508\/embed\/#?secret=OQlJO5zbZC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Decriminalization of Armenia&#8217;s Defamation Laws is Aimed at Being Against News Outlets: Attorney&#8221; &#8212; media.am\" data-secret=\"OQlJO5zbZC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/media.am\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/170175_142939772427987_100001358964804_221753_7035323_o_0.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":386,"description":"&nbsp;  The package of draft laws decriminalizing defamation in Armenia approved on May 18, 2010, gave a green light to lawsuits against the press. In just the first quarter of this year, more than 10 libel cases have been sent to court. Editors and independent experts consider this a campaign against free speech. Media.am spoke with attorney Karen Mejlumyan to determine the basis of this issue from a legal perspective."}