Affiliated media: Aravot.am, Newspaper

Incident date: February 15, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression (CPFE)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On February 15, the Judicial Decisions Enforcement Service called the news site Aravot.am and demanded rebuttal of articles reprinted in abbreviated form from the newspaper Aykakan Zhamanak. In fact, the site, adhering to the code of journalist ethics, had not reprinted that part of the article which contained insulting expressions. Aravot.am refused to comply with the Service’s demand.