168.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: 168.am, News site

Incident date: June 24, 2024

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Yerevan, 24th of June - Citizen Edgar Manukyan brought a lawsuit against the founder of news site 168.am (LLC 168 zham) demanding that they publish a refutation. The lawsuit is based on an interview on the website and its Youtube channel, claiming in particular that 'former employee of Nikol Pashinyan's family newspaper Edgar Manukyan, known in the diaspora for spreading discord in the community, is conducting various business dealings for the Prime Minister.' The suit is under consideration.

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