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    OSCE rep concerned about Armenian court decision forcing media to
    disclose sources

    HUMAN RIGHTS | 23.07.14 | 10:30
    http://armenianow.com/society/human_rights/56307/armenia_osce_media_disclose_sources


    Photo: www.osce.org


    OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic on Tuesday
    expressed concern about a court ruling in Armenia that forces media
    outlets to disclose their sources of information.

    On June 26, the Administrative Court of the Kentron and Nork-Marash
    districts in Yerevan ruled that two media outlets, the Hraparak
    newspaper and Ilur.am news portal, should disclose their sources as
    part of the criminal investigation involving a high-level police
    official of the Shirak region.

    "I am concerned that this ruling might have a chilling effect on media
    as it could thwart reporting on issues of public interest," Mijatovic
    said. "The need for journalists' professional confidentiality with
    public and private sources of information must be acknowledged."

    She noted that the right of journalists to protect the identity of
    sources is a key principle of investigative journalism and has
    repeatedly been declared as a basic requirement for freedom of
    expression by the OSCE.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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