Tigran Petrosyan

Affiliated media: Caucasian Knot, Journalist

Incident date: April 26, 2022

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On April 26, the work of Tigran Petrosyan, correspondent of Caucasian Knot in Armenia, was obstructed during anti-government actions organised by the radical opposition in Yerevan. He was filming the events at the crossroads of Gulbenkyan and Komitas streets in the capital, where young activists were burning tires, while the law enforcement forces tried to prevent this and subjected the protesters to arrest. At the same time, the police pushed away the journalist, who was fulfilling his professional duties, and shoved him away from the scene of the event. Tigran Petrosyan had an editorial ID, a badge, and the law enforcers could not fail to notice that he was a representative of the media.