Affiliated media: Hraparak.am, News website
Incident date: February 2, 2023
Attack type:
- prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Court Information System
Location: Armenia, Yerevan
Additional information:
On February 2, Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine Vladimir Karapetyan filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against Hraparak Daily Newspaper LLC, demanding to refute the information considered libel and to pay compensation. The reason for the lawsuit was an article published on December 30, 2022, in the above-mentioned newspaper, as well as on the website Hraparak.am, in which it was reported that a sharp discussion between the ambassadors on the subject of Russian-Ukrainian confrontation had started. The lawsuit is in the process of consideration.