168.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: 168.am, News website

Incident date: June 27, 2025

Attack type:

Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Armenia, Ejmiatsin

Additional information:

On June 27, in the courtyard of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, as officers from the National Security Service attempted to bring in Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a video camera belonging to the news outlet 168.am was damaged during clashes with participants of a spontaneous protest.

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