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National Press Club decries Pashinyan’s verdict
The National Press Club (MAA) condemns a Yerevan court verdict sentencing Haykakan Zhamanak chief editor Nikol Pashinyan to seven years' imprisonment.
"Nikol Pashinyan has been sent to 7 years in prison for exercising his rights stipulated by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), i.e. as a journalist he has a right to voice his opinion, remain loyal to it and disseminate his beliefs.
We think the verdict aims at sowing fear among journalists towards their professional activities and deepening self-censorship", reads a MAA letter.
