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FREEDOM HOUSE CONSIDERS ARMENIAN MASS MEDIA NON-FREE
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 25 2007
YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. Freedom House international human rights
organization placed Armenia in the list of the countries with non-free
mass media outlets in its regular report.
Armenian mass media have been considered "non-free" since 2003 when
"A1+" independent TV company was deprived of the air on the eve of
parliamentary and presidential elections in the country, "Svoboda"
radio station reported.
According to the report, apart from Armenia nine of 12 CIS member
countries also have "non-free" mass media outlets.
These countries do not provide the fundamental guarantees and
protection for mass media outlets in legal, political and economic
spheres that is a basis for open and independent journalism, the
report says.
From: Baghdasarian
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 25 2007
YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. Freedom House international human rights
organization placed Armenia in the list of the countries with non-free
mass media outlets in its regular report.
Armenian mass media have been considered "non-free" since 2003 when
"A1+" independent TV company was deprived of the air on the eve of
parliamentary and presidential elections in the country, "Svoboda"
radio station reported.
According to the report, apart from Armenia nine of 12 CIS member
countries also have "non-free" mass media outlets.
These countries do not provide the fundamental guarantees and
protection for mass media outlets in legal, political and economic
spheres that is a basis for open and independent journalism, the
report says.
From: Baghdasarian