Affiliated media: Yerkir.am, Online news website

Incident date: March 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-physical and/or cyber-attacks and threats

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to protect freedom of expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On March 20, the editor-in-chief of 168.am website Satik Seyranyan received a call from the police department asking her to remove publication of the post of the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan on Facebook, which was criticising measures the current government is taking in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The notice was also sent to Armday.am, Hayeli.am and Yerkir.am.