- Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Aysor.am, Online news outlet

Incident date: July 14, 2020

Attack type:

Cyber-, DDoS, and hacker attack on a media outlet

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On July 14, online news outlets News.am, Tert.am, Armtimes.com, A1plus.am and Aysor.am were hacked. Experts link this to the Armenian-Azerbaijani military clashes in the border zone of Tavush region. In particular, DDoS attack via almost 10,000 IP was launched on the Tert.am website from Azerbaijan.

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund

Justice for Journalists Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company no: 13882886) and a registered charity (registered charity no: 1201812). Its registered office address is: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH.

References to “the Foundation” or “JFJ” in this website mean Justice for Journalists Foundation throughout.

On April 15, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Justice labelled Justice for Journalists Foundation an ‘undesirable organisation’ in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Check these safety recommendations, if you are based in the Russian Federation.