Dunja Mijatovic says internet not to blame for riots worldwideDecember 6, 2011 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media disagrees with the fact that Internet plays a major role in organisation of riots worldwide. As Dunja Mijatovic told a news conference, organized on the sidelines of OSCE Ministerial Council sitting, the freedom of media, including that of social networks is among the burning issues of today. “Governments view some of social media users as a threat, while attempting to hamper exchange of information in cyberspace,” she noted. According to Ms. Mijatovic the role of Internet in organization of revolutions is greatly exaggerated. “Revolutions are arranged by the people and not the hardware, there was no Internet at the time The French Revolution broke out,” she said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |