Rafael Karamyan - Justice for Journalists

Rafael Karamyan

Affiliated media: 1in.am, Cameraman

Incident date: December 5, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Armenpress.am

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Participants of the rally of opposition forces obstructed the work of the 1in.am news website cameraman. When he came to the square and started to work, a group of protesters, noticing the 1in.am logo on the video camera, approached the journalist and demanded stop filming. This was accompanied by obscene curses, threats against the cameraman, and expressions of intolerance towards this media. Rafael Karamyan was forced to turn off the video camera and leave.

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