It is impossible to silence journalists
"What happened to A1+ in 2002 was part of a process which aimed to impose control over mass media," says President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardian.
"Today we witness the inverse process: media started to protest against the strict control. The country's technological, political and public developments will prove that the attempts to control information flows are doomed to failure. All political forces seeking a monopoly in the sphere will give up the idea sooner or later," he added.
With regard to A1+ Company, Mr. Navasardian sounded hope that the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and Armenian Constitutional Court would finally be put into effect.
"If the issue of broadcasting license is not addressed now, in 3-4 years it will be useless to silence a journalist with the same method. Technological developments show that we must live in an open society where no restrictions are imposed on informational. Everyone should realize and get ready for this," noted the YSU President.
Let me bring the example of March 1 clashes when an attempt was made to silence alternative sources of information though the authorities' efforts were not crowned with success.
