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BOOK TRACKS VIOLENCE AND LEGAL SUITS AGAINST REPORTERS AND THE MEDIA IN ARMENIA
hetq
17:02, February 20, 2012
A book by the Investigative Journalists tracking acts of violence
and intimidation against the media in Armenia was officially launched
today at the Ourbat Club in Yerevan.
Published with the assistance of the OSCE office in Yerevan, "Violence,
intimidation and legal cases against journalists and the media in
Armenia; 2010-2011", is a bilingual (Armenian, English) expose that
tracks cases of violence against individual reporters and media outlets
and attempts to silence freedom of speech by suing the Fourth Estate
in the courts.
Lianna Sayadyan, a member of the Investigative Journalists NGO and
editor of the book, noted that the decriminalization of defamation
and insult, while a positive step, has had a negative impact on the
media during the period monitored.
Oliver McCoy, who heads the OSCE's Democracy Development Department
in Yerevan, stated that teh book would serve as an invaluable resource
for tracking media related cases in the Armenian courts.
"It will serve as a good foundation to evaluate the challenges facing
the media and freedom of speech in Armenia and to formulate approaches
designed to improve the situation," said McCoy.
hetq
17:02, February 20, 2012
A book by the Investigative Journalists tracking acts of violence
and intimidation against the media in Armenia was officially launched
today at the Ourbat Club in Yerevan.
Published with the assistance of the OSCE office in Yerevan, "Violence,
intimidation and legal cases against journalists and the media in
Armenia; 2010-2011", is a bilingual (Armenian, English) expose that
tracks cases of violence against individual reporters and media outlets
and attempts to silence freedom of speech by suing the Fourth Estate
in the courts.
Lianna Sayadyan, a member of the Investigative Journalists NGO and
editor of the book, noted that the decriminalization of defamation
and insult, while a positive step, has had a negative impact on the
media during the period monitored.
Oliver McCoy, who heads the OSCE's Democracy Development Department
in Yerevan, stated that teh book would serve as an invaluable resource
for tracking media related cases in the Armenian courts.
"It will serve as a good foundation to evaluate the challenges facing
the media and freedom of speech in Armenia and to formulate approaches
designed to improve the situation," said McCoy.