Participants of march in support of  Civil Contract attacked  journalists

ArmInfo. Participants in the final election march in support of the ruling Civil Contract party attacked  journalists performing their professional duty. 

Videos published on social networks show how supporters of the ruling  force  throw bottles at a cameraman and a journalist from one of the  TV channels,, threatened  and insulted them  nd tried to hit them  with a flagpole.

In this regard, the Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA) issued a  statement condemning attacks and insults against journalists. It  notes, in particular, that despite reports and statements by the UJA  about increasing cases of insults against journalists by  pro-government activists, the country's law enforcement agencies do  not intend to respond to this.

<Unfortunately, the ruling government not only did not improve the  situation, but also aggravated the tension. Therefore, we can  confidently state that what happened is directed and supported by the  ruling elite, in particular by Nikol Pashinyan personally," the UJA  statement says.

The Union of Journalists of Armenia once again calls on law  enforcement agencies to properly respond to what is happening and to  put an end to this permissiveness. The UJA recommends to the  leadership of the "Civil Contract" party to "restrain the instincts  of their sympathizers and supporters." The statement notes that due  to the inaction of law enforcement agencies, the work of media  workers today is significantly hampered, and the lives and health of  journalists and television cameramen are endangered.

"We also appeal to our international partners and local organizations  carrying out the observation mission to assess what is happening and  take steps to ensure the uninterrupted work of media  representatives," the UJA statement says.