New press club opens in Vanadzor

International Journalist’s Network
Feb 11 2005

Journalists in the north Armenian city of Vanadzor now have a local
press club to call their own, the Yerevan Press Club newsletter
reported.

The Vanadzor Press Club was launched at a ceremony on February 5.
Representatives from local and national media groups such as
Internews-Armenia and the Eurasia Foundation attended the ceremony.
Boris Navasardian, president of the Yerevan Press Club, donated
several YPC publications for the new club’s library.

The stated mission of the new club is to assist in the establishment
and development of the media in the Lori and Tavush regions of
Armenia. It will also work towards the free dissemination of
information and the protection of journalists’ rights in the country.

The club is an initiative of the Vanadzor branch of the Helsinki
Citizens Assembly, an international group that promotes civil society
development.

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