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TV OWNER SAYS EUROPE MAKING ARMENIAN MEDIA'S LIFE HARDER
Tert.am
07.07.11
Vahan Khachatryan, the owner of the GALA TV company operating in
Armenia's second-largest city of Gyumri, has sent a letter to the
ambassadors of the European countries in connection with a recent
Council of Europe Ministerial Committee decision over the A1+ TV.
Khachatryan says he is disappointed with the Committee's decision
to close the case "due to the fact that the Armenian government has
fulfilled its obligation to restore A1+'s rights."
He says his TV channel is still being harassed by the Armenian
authorities even though the European Court of Human Rights is still
considering the complaints submitted by his company.
"It is certainly the job of our governments and societies to improve
the miserable state of things in our media; others cannot do it
for us," the letter goes on. "But you cannot turn a blind eye on
our expectations for better conditions by stating that the Armenia
government has fulfilled its obligations while it actually has not."
"Your decision does not encourage those in Armenia who struggle for
democracy. You have made it harder for the media to work and have
disappointed people," the letter further says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Tert.am
07.07.11
Vahan Khachatryan, the owner of the GALA TV company operating in
Armenia's second-largest city of Gyumri, has sent a letter to the
ambassadors of the European countries in connection with a recent
Council of Europe Ministerial Committee decision over the A1+ TV.
Khachatryan says he is disappointed with the Committee's decision
to close the case "due to the fact that the Armenian government has
fulfilled its obligation to restore A1+'s rights."
He says his TV channel is still being harassed by the Armenian
authorities even though the European Court of Human Rights is still
considering the complaints submitted by his company.
"It is certainly the job of our governments and societies to improve
the miserable state of things in our media; others cannot do it
for us," the letter goes on. "But you cannot turn a blind eye on
our expectations for better conditions by stating that the Armenia
government has fulfilled its obligations while it actually has not."
"Your decision does not encourage those in Armenia who struggle for
democracy. You have made it harder for the media to work and have
disappointed people," the letter further says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress