Armenian media condemn attack on newspaper’s car

Noyan Tapan news agency
24 Nov 04

Yerevan, 23 November: “The lives of journalists in Armenia are in
danger,” the National Press Club said, referring to the explosion of
an office car of Aykakan Zhamanak newspaper.

In its statement, the National Press Club described the incident as
yet another act of terror against freedom of speech. If until now
“they have limited themselves to destroying journalists’ equipment and
beating them up with truncheons, now explosives are replacing this”,
the statement said.

The National Press Club expresses its solidarity with the staff
of Aykakan Zhamanak and urges the authorities to restore law and
order in Armenia, “otherwise, the wheel of terrorism will take an
unpredictable path”.