Affiliated media: Noyan Tapan, News agency

Incident date: September 16, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Vayots Dzor

Additional information:

On September 16, Vayots Dzor Governor Trdat Sargsyan filed a lawsuit to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against human rights defender Artak Galstyan, demanding that he apologise publicly. The Noyan Tapan Information Centre was recognised as a third party in the case. On September 30, the case was accepted for court proceedings.