Media Advocate initiative calls on Armenian lawmakers to reject a government-drafted bill on freedom of information.
Below is a statement released by Media Advocate on Thursday:
"A draft amendment to the Armenian Law on Freedom of Information has been submitted, which was developed by the Ministry of Environment. According to the version presented on e-draft, there should have been restrictions on information on special kinds of breeding sites, but as it turned out later, what was presented online and what was discussed later by the government are actually different bills, and the latter envisages stricter restrictions.
This measure has been criticized by Media Advocate initiative, a number of human rights and international organizations. Furthermore...