Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sought reassurances from the Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian that the rights and security of the journalists in Armenia would be protected during times of civil unrest.  

In the letter to Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Mijatović specifically wrote that the Government “should implement practical steps to ensure restraint on the part of law enforcement representatives toward members of the media and suggested steps should be taken by the authorities to guarantee that the press is not targeted by the police or thugs. The police should be protecting journalists and members of the media,” the OSCE press-service reports.

Dunja Mijatović has also published the list of the journalists who suffered as a result of the assault by the police who forcefully dispersed protestors in Yerevan’s Sari Tagh district, as well as plainclothes men with metallic bars.