Armlur.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Armlur.am, News website

Incident date: July 11, 2023

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Court Information System

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On July 11, Luyser CJSC filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against Editorial Office of the Newspaper Zhoghovurd LLC demanding refutation of the information considered libel and payment of compensation. The reason for the lawsuit was the article «The courtyard of Luyser residential buildings is full of snakes and scorpions: residents sound the alarm» published on the website Armlur.am, owned by the LLC, on June 8. The lawsuit is being considered.

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