Affiliated media: H3, TV company

Incident date: April 5, 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 April 5, Yerevan General Jurisdiction Court held the first hearing of a case brought by Gagik Gevorgyan against Gagik Makaryan, the President of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia and the "H3" TV company. The plaintiff sought a refutation of allegedly slanderous statements and compensation of AMD 2 million.