Affiliated media: Newspress.am, Online publication

Incident date: June 19, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On June 13, Hayk Sargsyan, a parliamentary representative, filed a lawsuit to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against “Iravunq Media” LLC, demanding compensation for damage to his honour, dignity and good reputation through defamation. On June 25, court proceedings on the case began.