Affiliated media: Ayeli (Mirror) , Press club

Incident date: January 8, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial
• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

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

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On 8 January, Ayk Stepanyan filed a case against the press-club “Ayeli” and the founder journalist Anzhela Tovmasyan demanding that she retracts some slanderous claims and compensates him. The reason for the claim was Anzhela’s post on Facebook about Ayk Stepanyan. The lawsuit is ongoing.