Boris Murazi

Affiliated media: Politik.am, Chief editor of the website

Incident date: March 26, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-physical and/or cyber-attacks and threats

Who attacked: Authorities

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

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Boris Murazi said during the live broadcast on his Facebook page that the editorial office published the article about the resident of Gyumri, who allegedly died from the COVID-19. However, it was not possible to get an explanation on this from the commandant's office responsible for compliance with the state of emergency. Boris Murazi, in particular, said that the press secretary of the commandant's office, Mane Gevorkyan, refused to answer questions, referring to being busy, and threatened to send police officers to the editorial office and impose a fine concerning the live broadcast of the editor-in-chief.