Affiliated media: Oragir.news, News Site

Incident date: December 10, 2024

Attack type:

• prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Judicial Information System

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Yerevan, 10th of December - Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan brought a lawsuit against the founder of Oragir News (LLC 'Oragir Media'), demanding a public apology, retraction of claims which the plaintiff considers slanderous, and the payment of compensation. This was based on a 29th of November article on the site claiming that the mayor had purchased a Yerevan city centre building formerly belonging to the Ministry of Health, and was planning to demolish it with the view to building a house. The suit is under consideration.