Armenia's Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan is concerned by amendments to the law on mass media which envisages administrative liability for disseminating defamation or libel.

"Considering Armenia's law enforcement practice, the law may have a unilateral effect, becoming a tool of pressure against the opposition-run media," he told a news conference in Yerevan.

The coalition proposed amendments to RA law "On Mass Media" envisage fines in the amount of several million Drams for journalists or media accused of defamation or libel.