Meri Martirosyan

Affiliated media: Factor.am, Correspondent

Incident date: August 25, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

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

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On August 25, there was a verbal altercation in the National Assembly, which turned into a mass fight between the deputies of the ruling and two opposition factions. The security forces stormed the press box, forced the journalists and camerapersons out of the room, and demanded to end the filming. Media representatives encountered a similar ban at the entrance to the parliamentary session hall.