Andranik Tevanyan

Affiliated media: 7or.am, Online publication

Incident date: July 9, 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 July 9, Sahak Gaginyan filed a lawsuit against Andranik Tevanyan, the owner ofthe website “7or.am”, to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, seeking a public apology, retraction of allegedly slanderous statements, and compensation. The case was not accepted for court proceedings.