Government Supporters Join Protests over Armenian Media
Government Supporters Join Protests over Armenian Media
Author(s): Edik BaghdasaryanSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Armenia; Armenian Media; Robert Kocharian; freedom of speech; TV licenses; media companies; Mesrop Movsesian; NCTR; A1; People’s Party; Stepan Demirchian; Grigor Amalian; TV companies; Yerevan Press Club
Summary/Abstract: The charge that Armenian President Robert Kocharian is deliberately limiting freedom of speech has reached a new pitch after even some supporters of his presidency condemned a decision to award five TV licenses to media companies that placed “inferior” bids to that presented by an independent television channel.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 07/28
- Page Range: On Line
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
