Narine Ghalechyan

Affiliated media: RFE/RL, Journalist

Incident date: August 14, 2017

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Gegharkunik

Additional information:

On August 14, in the city of Sevan, the legitimate professional activity of Narine Ghalechyan, a correspondent from Radio Liberty, was impeded. The journalist filmed mobile methane gas stations that had been accused of not following security rules. A young man dressed in black near one of the gas stations became very aggressive upon seeing the camera, attacking the journalist and kicking and punching her car.