Mediahub.am - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Mediahub.am, News website

Incident date: May 27, 2024

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Court Information System

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On May 27, teacher Arev Vratsyan filed a lawsuit against the founder of the news website Mediahub.am with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, demanding to refute the information considered libel and infringing upon her honour, dignity, and business reputation, apologise for the insult, and pay compensation. The reason for the lawsuit was the article «She was under cocaine: a teacher from Masis showed hatred towards Artsakh people», published on the mentioned website on April 25. The lawsuit is being considered.

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