Liana Sargsyan

Affiliated media: Yerkir.am, Journalist

Incident date: February 24, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Factor TV

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

The Yerkir.am news website journalist, Liana Sargsyan, went to the police to report that two citizens obstructed her professional activities at Freedom Square in Yerevan, and one of them hit her. The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia reported that based on the prepared materials, a criminal case was opened under Part 1 of Article 164 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (obstructing legal professional activities of a journalist).