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Type | Online news site |
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Format | Web |
Owner(s) | Investigative Journalists NGO |
Editor | Edik Baghdasaryan |
Staff writers | 12 |
Founded | 2001 |
Political alignment | Non-partisan |
Headquarters | 1/3, Str Buzand, 8th floor Yerevan, Armenia |
Website | hetq.am |
Hetq (Armenian : Հետք, lit. 'Trace') is an online newspaper published in Yerevan by the Investigative Journalists NGO. It first appeared in 2001 in the Armenian language, and since 2002 it has been publishing in English as well.
The Investigative Journalists of Armenia NGO is a non-government organization founded on 29 July 2000, with the primary goal of assisting the development of investigative journalism in Armenia and to strengthen and develop freedom of speech and democratic principles.
Since 2001 the organization has produced investigative films and articles on environmental, social, educational, cultural, judicial, energy, the banking system, and other issues within the scope of different projects. These investigations have revealed various abuses by state and local government as well as the violation of human rights.
Since 2001, the organization has published the Hetq Online internet newspaper: The English version of Hetq Online has been published since September 2002, thus garnering authority and credibility amongst foreign readers for the organization.
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