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  • Three Years Of Zhamanak Daily's Editor-In-Chief Arman Babajanian'S I

    THREE YEARS OF ZHAMANAK DAILY'S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ARMAN BABAJANIAN'S IMPRISONMENT TO BE MARKED ON JUNE 26

    Noyan Tapan
    June 25, 2009

    YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Protectors of freedom of expression
    will mark the third year of Zhamanak daily's editor-in-chief Arman
    Babajanian's imprisonment with an action of protest to be organized
    on June 26 at 12:00 before President's residence.

    A number of media heads' June 25 joint statement mentioned that
    over three years various human rights and journalist organizations
    have been calling for immediately releasing opposition newspaper's
    editor-in-chief.

    In consideration of all illegal and ungrounded rejections to
    suspendedly release him ahead of the schedule over three years,
    the statement authors record that with acts of violence used by
    the authorities to A. Babajanian in 2006 and to various media
    representatives since then and going on up to the present are only
    the first link of the general policy being ruled from a common center.

    "The Armenian authorities failed to understand that repressive methods
    and violent actions towards freedom of expression and human rights
    deliver a terrible blow to our country's international rating. The
    highest instances forcedly silencing freedom of expression failed to
    understand that any step exerting pressure upon freedom of expression
    considerably damages Armenia's international authority, causes
    serious doubts on Armenia's adherence to democratic and universal
    values. Our country has assumed fulfillment of these commitments
    before authoritative international structures," the statment read. It
    was signed by A1+ company director Mesrop Movsesian, Haykakan
    Zhamanak newspaper editor Hayk Gevorgian, Aravot newspaper editor
    Aram Abrahamian, 168 Hours newspaper editor Satik Seyranian, Hayk
    newspaper editor Gegham Nazarian, Taregir newspaper editor-in-chief
    Vasak Darbinian, Lragir.am website editor Haykaz Ghahriyan, and
    Zhamanak newspaper's editorial staff.
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