Tavush for Motherland condemns violence against journalists
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ArmInfo. The Tavush for the Motherland movement issued a statement condemning law enforcement violence against journalists performing their professional duty.
The statement reads, in part: "We strongly condemn the use of brutal force by police against members of the media covering peaceful acts of civil disobedience.
We call on the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs to initiate an official investigation into the use of brute force against 24 News journalist Maria Manukyan and ABC cameraman Mher Davtyan," the movement's statement noted.
Since early morning peaceful actions of disobedience have been taking place throughout Yerevan. Police use brutal, disproportionate force against peaceful protesters. Dozens of citizens were detained. Journalists were also targeted. Thus, the distributed video footage shows how a special forces soldier deliberately pushes cameraman Mher Davtyan, who at that time was broadcasting live from the protests. He fell and injured his hand as a result of these actions of the law enforcement officer. In another episode, a journalist fainted after a group of Red Berets began pushing her from one side to the other.
The statement reads, in part: "We strongly condemn the use of brutal force by police against members of the media covering peaceful acts of civil disobedience.
We call on the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs to initiate an official investigation into the use of brute force against 24 News journalist Maria Manukyan and ABC cameraman Mher Davtyan," the movement's statement noted.
Since early morning peaceful actions of disobedience have been taking place throughout Yerevan. Police use brutal, disproportionate force against peaceful protesters. Dozens of citizens were detained. Journalists were also targeted. Thus, the distributed video footage shows how a special forces soldier deliberately pushes cameraman Mher Davtyan, who at that time was broadcasting live from the protests. He fell and injured his hand as a result of these actions of the law enforcement officer. In another episode, a journalist fainted after a group of Red Berets began pushing her from one side to the other.