Alternativ.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Alternativ.am, Online news website

Incident date: June 27, 2025

Attack type:

request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On 27 June, the court, in its ruling, partially upheld the claim brought by MP Khachatur Sukiasyan on 5 January 2023, ordering the founder of the website Alternativ.am to refute statements containing defamatory content and to pay compensation of 500,000 drams (over $1,250), and ordering the founder of the website Yerevan.today to republish the text of the retraction.

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