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    Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network
    (CASCFEN), Azerbaijan
    Aug 31 2004

    Protest action of Armenian journalists

    Yerevan, 28 Aug 2004 -- Representatives of mass media of Armenia
    today held an action of protest in the resort town of Tsakhkadzor,
    which was aimed against the building of elite cottages in the forests
    near the town.

    ARMINFO's correspondent informs from Tsakhkadzor, Advisor of the
    president of Armenia for fight against corruption Bagrat Yesayan joined
    the journalists on the way. Yesayan said that he had come to get
    acquainted with the situation in the place. Talking to journalists
    he did not exclude that the trees are cut down for carrying out
    construction works there. But he mentioned that this process must
    be regulated by a relevant legislation. Yesayan expressed hope that
    similar actions will promote increase of awareness of the society
    about the processes taking place in the republic. The advisor of the
    president condemned the recent incident when the guard of one of the
    elite cottages beat journalists who had tried to take a photograph
    of the territory guarded.

    During the journalistic "round" a group of policemen headed by the
    Head of the Police of Hrazdan district Hunanian, tried to drive the
    "uninvited" guests out of the territory. After a talk of Bagrat Yesayan
    with the policemen tete-a-tete the employees of the police desponded
    to clear the territory from the journalists, and the shoot was resumed.

    It should be noted that these villas belong to high-ranking officials
    of the country (Deputy Head of the Service of Police Armen Yeritsian,
    Head of the Administration of Kotayk region Kovalenko Shahgaldian,
    Head of Customs Committee Armen Avetisian) and deputies of the National
    Assembly of Armenia Levon Sargsian and Gagik Tsarukian.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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