Affiliated media: Shamshyan.com, Online publication

Incident date: March 11, 2019

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On March 11, the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction held the first court hearing on the case of Samvel Hakobyan vs. Shamshyan Media LLC, where the plaintiff sought a public retraction and apology for allegedly defamatory statements, and financial compensation for emotional damage.