Janibek Khachatryan

Affiliated media: NewDay.am, Cameraman

Incident date: April 27, 2024

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Ijevan

Additional information:

On April 27, 2024, on Ijevan-Kirants highway of Armenia’s Tavush region, a group of masked policemen stopped the vehicle carrying media professionals, removing them from the car. They knocked NewDay.am cameraman Janibek Khachatryan to the ground, handcuffed him, attemptig to detain him. Multiple alerts indicating that the individual was a media representative covering the ongoing protests alongside his colleagues went unanswered. The cameraman was released shortly after the incident.