Original sentence: Armenian journalist Nikol Pashinyan was the long serving editor in chief of Haykakan Zhamanak from 1999 until 2008 when Pashinyan went underground and then was imprisoned for his political activism․ On December 23, 1999 Pashinyan was beaten by a "gang" of dozen men who were reportedly led by a local businessman who was angered by an article in Haykakan Zhamanak that accused him of corruption.Haykakan Zhamanak (, Armenian Times) is a daily Armenian newspaper published in Yerevan since 1999.It is a follow up of the Armenian daily newspaper Oragir (Օրագիր) established in 1998 and shut down by the Armenian government of the time in its clamp down on the opposition.Pashinyan eventually was released and was elected to the Armenian parliament and later became Primw Minister of Armenia.The U.The paper was affiliated with the minor opposition Democratic Homeland Party, led by former MP Petros Makeyan which had split off from the Levon Ter-Petrosyan led Pan-Armenian National Movement.With the imprisonment of Pashinyan, the editor responsibilities went to his wife Anna Hakobyan.government funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty described the newspaper as "sympathetic to Armenia’s former leadership [Ter-Petrosyan's government], is known for its hard-hitting coverage of President Robert Kocharian and his government
Edited sentence: After Nikol Pashinyan's signing of the peace treaty with the Republic of Azerbaijan after the 2020 Second Artsakh War, the newspaper has been exclusively used as a tool of propaganda.Haykakan Zhamanak (, Armenian Times) is the propaganda newspaper owned and operated by the family of current Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan.Mah Davajannerin.Since 2018, it has justified Pashinyan's actions, and after the 2020 Second Artsakh War, it engaged in a desperate attempt to save the Pashinyan government while spreading misninformation and disinformation in both Armenia and the Diaspora.The newspaper's main editor is Nikol Pashinyan's wife, Anna Hakobyan (Errato)