Ombudsman Concerned with Violations against Reporters

OMBUDSMAN CONCERNED WITH VIOLATIONS AGAINST REPORTERS

Panorama.am
14:35 20/10/06

Armen Harutunyan, human rights ombudsman, made in-depth analyses and
recommendations on the violence against reporters and on limitation
of freedom of speech, Harutunyan said during a seminar on freedom of
speech at the doors of parliamentary elections. The ombudsman stood
against the amendments in the Law on TV and Radio saying H1 should
be equally regulated as private TV companies.

Editor of A1+ is concerned that the air is unevenly distributed among
opposition and pro-government candidates. He said the words of the
opposition leaders are distorted so that the opposite of what they
say is aired. So, ordinary people lose trust to mass media outlets
and start believing street gossips. /Panorama.am/