Presentation of a publication on violence against journalists in Armenia

General event

Date:
Location:
Yerevan, Armenia
Organized by:
OSCE Office in Yerevan, Association of Investigative Journalists NGO
Source:
OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
Fields of work:
Media freedom and development

About

An OSCE Office in Yerevan-produced book entitled Violence, intimidation and legal cases against journalists and the media in Armenia will be presented at an event on 20 February 2012.

The book offers an overview of freedom of speech and the press in Armenia during the period 2010-2011. Two years of monitoring have singled out the main obstacles hindering media development in Armenia -- physical violence carried out against reporters and the financial pressures brought to bear on media outlets via defamation/insult suits in the courts. The book contains articles on 37 court cases involving reporters as litigants, as well as a summary of incidents of physical violence against reporters and updates on prior court cases of reporter intimidation and/or violence.