Affiliated media: Irates.am, Online publication

Incident date: December 12, 2019

Attack type:

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

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On October 1, parliamentary representative Hayk Sargsyan filed a lawsuit to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against the newspaper "Irates" and their website, seeking compensation for damage caused to his honour and dignity by slander. On December 12, the case was accepted to court proceedings.