STATEMENT OF ARMENIAN NGO IN CONNECTION OF BEATING OF ARMENIA TODAY’S EDITOR

ArmInfo
2009-05-01 13:36:00

ArmInfo. Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech,Yerevan Press Club,
Internews Media Support NGO, The Media Diversity Institute Femida
NGO Journalist’s Club "Asparez" Vanadzor Press Club Transparency
International Anti-corruption Center, Armenian Helsinki Committee
Civil Society Institute Helsinki Citizens` Assembly Vanadzor office
made a statement in connection with beating up of the editor of
Armenia Today, Argishti Kiviryan.

‘On April 30, 2009 early in the morning editor-coordinator of the
Armenia Today electronic newspaper, lawyer Argishti Kiviryan was
severely beaten.

With heavy injuries he was taken to the reanimation department of one
of the hospitals. According to the relatives of Argishti Kiviryan,
the attack is connected with his journalistic activities.

We, undersigned representatives of NGOs express our anger and state
that violent way of solving problems is becoming a serious threat to
the society and the authorities do not take effective steps to overcome
the situation. The fact that perpetrators of attacks on journalists
still have not faced the justice is an obvious evidence of this.

We strongly condemn another violence and demand the law enforcement
bodies to reveal this crime promptly and bring the perpetrators to
the responsibility’, the statement says.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress