The Public Television did not present the protests demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister in Gyumri during its main newscast on December 14. The citizens closed one of the central streets of Gyumri, then Haghtanak Street and the Pushkin-Shahumyan crossroads were closed with the help of cars. News service did not report that the citizens had closed the Alagyaz-Artik crossroad on the Vanadzor-Yerevan interstate road. The media outlet did not touch upon the protest actions in front of the Armenian Consulate in Los Angeles demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. It also did not show the video where Azerbaijanis gathered with dozens of vehicles in the border area of Karvachar and Vayots Dzor, meanwhile that became the subject of public discussions. The media outlet did not cover the fact that the village of Hin Shen in Shushi is under Azerbaijani blockade. Public TV did not present the meeting of Vazgen Manukyan, the candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the “Homeland Salvation Movement”, with intellectuals and cultural figures either. The media did not refer to the attack on the priest in Martuni. Some people did not allow Father Simon to enter the church, they pushed him, cursed accusing him of demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. The clergy and the community head made appeals.
“Media Advocate” initiative once again urges the publicly funded TV company to present the real picture of the events taking place in the country. We notice that the news outlet presents the protests of 16 parties, but does it briefly, instead reports are presented, where the citizens of faraway villages discredit Vazgen Manukyan and call on the Prime Minister not to resign.
