Affiliated media: Shamshyan.com, Online publication

Incident date: May 21, 2019

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On April 10, lawyer Georgi Melikyan filed a lawsuit to the General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan against “Shamshyan Media” LLC, demanding compensation for the emotional damage caused by allegedly slanderous statements made against him, and of their retraction. Court proceedings on the case were opened on May 21, and are ongoing.