Emil Sargsyan

Affiliated media: Newspaper "Hayastani Hanrapetutiun" ("Republic of Armenia"), Employee

Incident date: September 10, 2020

Attack type:

• Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Emil Sargsyan was fired from his job as a result of an internal editorial conflict. On November 23, Emil Sargsyan filed a lawsuit against the legal successor of the media, State News Agency Armenpress CJSC, in the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, demanding the invalidation of the orders on the use of disciplinary sanctions, reinstatement in his previous job and compensation for forced downtime.