Affiliated media: Newspress.am, Online publication

Incident date: June 21, 2019

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On June 19, parliamentary representative Hayk Sargsyan filed a lawsuit to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against the NGO "Andradardz Press Club", demanding compensation for damage to his to his honour, dignity and good reputation. On June 28, the case was accepted into court proceedings.