Araratnews.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Araratnews.am, News website

Incident date: May 10, 2024

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On May 10, at a rally organised by opposition forces in the capital’s Republic Square, the leader of the protest movement Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan in his speech, expressing his discontent over the distortion of his thoughts, called the leaders of the news website Araratnews.am «scum» and «murderers». In this regard, journalistic organisations issued a condemning statement.

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