YEREVAN. – A group of journalists on Tuesday are holding a demonstration outside the building of the National Assembly of Armenia.

They demand that ruling Republican Party of Armenia MP Mher Sedrakyan, who recently had made some offensive remarks against several journalists in the NA, be brought to account for this action of his. 

“We will do everything so that such a conduct does not repeat again, since a journalist, who is in the National Assembly, is doing his job, and everyone is obligated to respect the journalist and his work,” journalist Paylak Fahradyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Also, the protesting journalists have started a respective signature campaign, and the signatures will be submitted to the NA.

Opposition Heritage NA Faction Head Zaruhi Postanjyan, and a number of civic activists have joined this demonstration.