Narine Avetisyan

Affiliated media: "Lori" TV, Editor

Incident date: June 11, 2019

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Lori

Additional information:

On June 11, Andrey Ghukasyan, governor of the Lori Region, called those who were criticising his Facebook post as “media-serving evil spirits”. He used insulting language when replying to Narine Avetisyan, Editor-in-Chief of “Lori TV”, who demanded an explanation for the governor financially rewarding himself.