Tehmine Yenokyan

Affiliated media: Lragir.am, Journalist

Incident date: October 19, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Vayots Dzor

Additional information:

On October 19, Ararat and Vayots Dzor regional Courts of General Jurisdiction accepted for court proceedings a claim by the company “Lydian Armenia” against the journalist Tehmine Yenokyan. The company sought compensation of AMD 1 million and a public retraction for comments, allgedly discrediting the business reputation of the company, made during a speech that was live-streamed on Facebook.