YEREVAN. – Pressure on journalists grows with the escalation of political situation in the country, said the chairman of the committee on protection of freedom of speech.

Ashot Melikyan pointed at one case of violence against a journalist was registered on the day of presidential elections.

“We have already registered two cases ahead of the Yerevan municipal elections,” he said during debate on “Violence against journalists during the election period”.

“We must overcome atmosphere of impunity in our country. Police have recently taken some measures but we need to watch their actions in order to understand whether these are not actions of a purely formal nature,” he concluded.

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