Narek Kirakosyan - Justice for Journalists

Narek Kirakosyan

Affiliated media: Factor.am , Journalist

Incident date: March 28, 2023

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Narek Kirakosyan's Facebook page

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On March 28, in the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, the correspondent of the news website Factor.am Narek Kirakosyan addressed the former Head of the Police of the Republic of Armenia Vladimir Gasparyan with a question regarding the court case, in which Gasparyan is accused of corrupt deals. In response, the former head of the police said: «You are corruption», then — «I’m fed up with you», and when saying goodbye promised to pray for the journalist.

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