Participants of march in support of  Civil Contract attacked  journalists

ArmInfo. Participants in the final election march in support of the ruling Civil Contract party attacked 

journalists performing their professional duty. 

Videos published on social networks show how supporters of the ruling 

force  throw bottles at a cameraman and a journalist from one of the 

TV channels,, threatened  and insulted them  nd tried to hit them 

with a flagpole.

In this regard, the Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA) issued a 

statement condemning attacks and insults against journalists. It 

notes, in particular, that despite reports and statements by the UJA 

about increasing cases of insults against journalists by 

pro-government activists, the country's law enforcement agencies do 

not intend to respond to this.

<Unfortunately, the ruling government not only did not improve the 

situation, but also aggravated the tension. Therefore, we can 

confidently state that what happened is directed and supported by the 

ruling elite, in particular by Nikol Pashinyan personally," the UJA 

statement says.

The Union of Journalists of Armenia once again calls on law 

enforcement agencies to properly respond to what is happening and to 

put an end to this permissiveness. The UJA recommends to the 

leadership of the "Civil Contract" party to "restrain the instincts 

of their sympathizers and supporters." The statement notes that due 

to the inaction of law enforcement agencies, the work of media 

workers today is significantly hampered, and the lives and health of 

journalists and television cameramen are endangered.

"We also appeal to our international partners and local organizations 

carrying out the observation mission to assess what is happening and 

take steps to ensure the uninterrupted work of media 

representatives," the UJA statement says.