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OSCE MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNED ABOUT OBSTRUCTION OF JOURNALISTS' WORK IN ARMENIA
February 14, 2014 | 21:03
VIENNA. - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic
on Friday expressed concern about police obstruction of journalists'
activities while covering a public demonstration in Yerevan on 12
February, OSCE said in a statement.
"Violence against journalists is unacceptable. It is especially
alarming that police officers responsible to assist and protect
journalists used force against them," MijatoviÄ~G wrote in a letter
to Armenian authorities.
According to reports, Ani Gevorkyan and Sarkis Gevorkyan, journalists
with the Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspaper and iLur.am news portal
respectively, were assaulted and detained by police, but released
shortly after. While in custody, the officers searched the journalists
and erased all video materials from their cameras.
"I call on the authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent
investigation into the incident and do everything possible to avoid
the police misconduct toward members of the media in the future,"
MijatoviÄ~G wrote.
In December MijatoviÄ~G raised with the authorities the case of
Vardan Minasyan, a journalist with the newspaper Hraparak, who was
reportedly detained and assaulted by police officers while covering
a public demonstration in Yerevan.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
February 14, 2014 | 21:03
VIENNA. - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic
on Friday expressed concern about police obstruction of journalists'
activities while covering a public demonstration in Yerevan on 12
February, OSCE said in a statement.
"Violence against journalists is unacceptable. It is especially
alarming that police officers responsible to assist and protect
journalists used force against them," MijatoviÄ~G wrote in a letter
to Armenian authorities.
According to reports, Ani Gevorkyan and Sarkis Gevorkyan, journalists
with the Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspaper and iLur.am news portal
respectively, were assaulted and detained by police, but released
shortly after. While in custody, the officers searched the journalists
and erased all video materials from their cameras.
"I call on the authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent
investigation into the incident and do everything possible to avoid
the police misconduct toward members of the media in the future,"
MijatoviÄ~G wrote.
In December MijatoviÄ~G raised with the authorities the case of
Vardan Minasyan, a journalist with the newspaper Hraparak, who was
reportedly detained and assaulted by police officers while covering
a public demonstration in Yerevan.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am