Today several Armenian NGOs issued the following statement

30. 04. 2009 թ.

On April 30, 2009 early in the morning editor-coordinator of the Armenia
Today electronic newspaper, lawyer Argishti Kiviryan was severely beaten. With
heavy injuries he was taken to the reanimation department of one of the
hospitals. According to the relatives of Argishti Kiviryan, the attack is
connected with his journalistic activities.

We, undersigned representatives of NGOs express our anger and state that violent way of
solving problems is becoming a serious threat to the society and the
authorities do not take effective steps to overcome the situation. The fact that
perpetrators of attacks on journalists still have not faced the justice
is an obvious evidence of this.

We strongly condemn another violence and demand the law enforcement bodies to
reveal this crime promptly and bring the perpetrators to the responsibility.

Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech

Yerevan Press Club
Internews Media Support NGO

The Media Diversity Institute

Femida NGO
Journalist's Club "Asparez"

Vanadzor Press Club
Transparency International Anti-corruption Center
Armenian Helsinki Committee

Civil Society Institute

Helsinki Citizens` Assembly Vanadzor office