Hripsime Jebejyan

Affiliated media: Aravot.am, Journalist

Incident date: May 12, 2021

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Aravot.am

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Chairman of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan, who represents the ruling My Step faction, displayed an insulting attitude toward Hripsime Jebejyan, the correspondent of the Aravot.am news website. During a discussion on the country's state, a high-ranking official asked questions about the journalist's personal life and her family members and accused her of seeking a divorce from her husband. This incident caused a great resonance in journalistic circles, and demand was expressed to evaluate Kocharyan's behaviour from the point of view of deputy ethics.