Al Jazeera report:
"Armenia's state radio has refused to extend a contract with the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)."
"The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the agency responsible for Radio Liberty and other US government-sponsored international broadcasting, said in a statement that there was "no economic or other legitimate justification" for the contract to end."
(Al Jazeera link to the story
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/06AA1E05-B4D6-480F-A361-F55A7930ACE8.htm )
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty (RFE RL) states:
"James Glassman, chairman of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, said that 'whatever is holding up an agreement has nothing to do with legal, contractual, or technical issues.'
The dispute follows an unsuccessful attempt by the Armenian parliament to block all foreign-language broadcasters."
(RFE RL link:
http://www.rferl.org/features/features_Article.aspx?m=07&y=2007&id=79AC7567-3C1C-4733-BC81-DCD78E1F8B36 )
Demonstrations against a failed proposed law aimed to restrictions against foreign media are witnessed in this article on RFE RL website,
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/07/bb6f8dcc-a266-43ba-86d9-4db560dbbd0a.html )
More in
Human Rights Watch website,
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/06/29/armeni16293.htmand in
OSCE website,
http://www.osce.org/item/25360.htmlFree speech, free choice: the target.