YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Fourth Power daily was not published on November 10, and instead, a Fourth Sovereignty newspaper similar to it in the content and design appeared at news-stalls. The publication of Fourth Power well familiar to the readers was stopped based on the decision of Gagik Khandanian - a judge of the general jurisdiction court of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash communities, is said in the statement issued by several NGOs on the same day. "The reason for this decision was the economic dispute between Gind printing house and Ogostos news agency. We, the representatives of NGOs, believe that the ban on the printing of this newspaper violates the principle of free dissemination of information. Such a decision, regardless of its motivations, conflicts with Article 27 of the RA Constitution and Article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Based on the above mentioned facts, we demand that: - the court decision conflicting with democratic principles should be declared invalid, - the persecution of Fourth Power newspaper should be stopped and the financial problems be solved on the respective dimension," is said in the statement signed by the Committee for the Protection of Speech Freedom, Yerevan Press Club, "Internews" NGO for Assistance to the Mass Media, Comprehensive Information Institute-Armenia NGO, "Asparez" Club of Journalists in Gyumri, Vanadzor Press Club, "Transparency International" Anticorrution Center, and Helsinki Committee of Armenia.

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