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    WE MUST OVERCOME ATMOSPHERE OF IMPUNITY REGARDING VIOLENCE AGAINST REPORTERS - EXPERT

    April 30, 2013 | 16:47

    YEREVAN. - Pressure on journalists grows with the escalation of
    political situation in the country, said the chairman of the committee
    on protection of freedom of speech.

    Ashot Melikyan pointed at one case of violence against a journalist
    was registered on the day of presidential elections.

    "We have already registered two cases ahead of the Yerevan municipal
    elections," he said during debate on "Violence against journalists
    during the election period".

    "We must overcome atmosphere of impunity in our country. Police have
    recently taken some measures but we need to watch their actions in
    order to understand whether these are not actions of a purely formal
    nature," he concluded.

    News from Armenia - NEWS.am

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