Lia Sargsyan - Justice for Journalists

Lia Sargsyan

Affiliated media: Yerkir.am, Journalist

Incident date: January 29, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Yerkir Daily Facebook page

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

An unidentified woman attacked Lia Sargsyan, the correspondent of the Yerkir.am news website, in front of the building of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The woman pushed the journalist, snatched the poster from her hands and tore it. The Prosecutor's Office said it is looking into the incident.

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