Lia Sargsyan

Affiliated media: Yerkir.am, Journalist

Incident date: June 7, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Yerkir.am

Location: Armenia, Etchmiadzin

Additional information:

In Etchmiadzin, a group of participants of an election rally in support of acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan put pressure on Lia Sargsyan, the correspondent of the Yerkir.am news website. They obstructed her work, insulted and threatened her and tried to snatch the microphone from her hands. Judging by the statements of those gathered, the attack was deliberate.