Armenian NGOs protest outside parliament against media bill

Aravot, Yerevan
3 Jul 07

Text of unattributed report by Armenian newspaper Aravot on 3 July
headlined "No to lawlessness"

While the National Assembly was discussing the bill threatening to
terminate the broadcasting of Radio Liberty in its second reading
yesterday, a number of NGOs organized a protest. The protest began on
Freedom Square and continued at the entrance to the parliament.

The participants in the protest, who held posters saying "No to
lawlessness, no to disorder", tied their mouths with white cloths as a
sign of protest. The protesters hung a poster saying "Independent
dependents" on the banisters surrounding the parliament. The names of
79 MPs, who voted on Friday [29 June] for the amendments to the laws
"On TV and radio" and "On the state tax", were written on the poster.
It is expected that the law will be adopted in its second reading today.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress