Событие Siranush Muradyan - Justice for Journalists

Siranush Muradyan

Affiliated media: Public Television Company of Armenia, Journalist

Incident date: January 24, 2019

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Caucasian Knot

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On January 24, the journalists Liana Karapetyan and Siranush Muradyan filed a lawsuit to Armenia's Administrative Court against the Public Television and Radio Company Council, seeking the repeal of the Administrative Act No. 46-L of December 25, 2018, which concerns the termination of the journalists’ employment contracts. The case was accepted for proceedings in court on February 22. Liana Karapetyan wrote about the details of her dismissal on Facebook.

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