Affiliated media: 168.am, Online news website

Incident date: October 3, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Judicial information system

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On 3 October, Rustam Bakoyan, a Member of Parliament from the ruling Civil Contract faction, filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against 168 Zham LLC. He is seeking a retraction of information damaging to his honour, dignity, and business reputation, as well as compensation of 2 million drams (over $5,000) for defamation. The lawsuit was prompted by an article published on 8 September on the 168.am news website, owned by the aforementioned company, titled “Rustam Bakoyan, who beat his partner, condemns domestic violence.” The case is currently under consideration.