ARMENIAN JOURNALIST SUES RFE/RL IN PRAGUE OVER DISMISSAL
AZG Armenian Daily
Czech radio-Radio Praha
16/06/2007
The daily Lidove noviny writes that Czech courts will probably deal
with alleged discrimination against some employees at the US-funded
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty based in Prague. The paper refers to
the case of Armenian reporter Anna Karapetian who says her dismissal
from the radio after 12 years is invalid and has filed a lawsuit
against her former employer. The paper says that those RFE/RL employees
who do not come either from the United States or the Czech Republic
find themselves in a legal limbo as regards their employees’ rights.
While Czechs can rely on the Czech Labour Code, disputes with
US employees are solved by the Washington-based Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission. RFE/RL did not comment on the case.