Affiliated media: Armlur.am, Online publication

Incident date: April 19, 2019

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On April 15, Mher Derdzyan, head of the “Under One Roof” housing project, filed a lawsuit to the General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan against the editors of the newspaper "Zhoghovurd” LLC, demanding a public apology and compensation of AMD 1.5 million for slander and defamation. Court proceedings on the case were opened on April 19, and are ongoing.