Ruzanna Stepanyan

Affiliated media: Azatutyun.am, Journalist

Incident date: June 19, 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, Yerevan

Additional information:

On June 19, the leader of the party "Prosperous Armenia" Gagik Tsarukyan once again stood out in the parliament with his indecent behaviour towards journalists. To a question asked by Ruzanna Stepanyan, a correspondent from the radio station “Liberty”, concerning compliance with the law, he became irritated and responded in an aggressive manner - “You and your entire family should comply with the law”. Later, Tsarukyan accused the journalist and her colleagues of running errands and of “talking nonsense”.