pastinfo.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: pastinfo.am, Online news website

Incident date: June 6, 2025

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On June 6, the founder of the "In the Name of the Republic" party, Arman Babajanyan, filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against LLC "Pastinfo," demanding a retraction of information damaging to his honor and dignity. The lawsuit was prompted by an article published on April 7 on the news website "Pastinfo.am," owned by the aforementioned company. According to the article, Arman Babajanyan allegedly purchased a house in Glendale, USA, worth $1.5 million and registered it in his sister’s name. The editorial staff portrayed this as a case of money laundering. The lawsuit is currently under review.

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