Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Fnews.am, Camera crew

Incident date: March 15, 2018

Attack type:

  • Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Ararat

Additional information:

in Kanachut community of Ararat province, journalist Gayane Zargaryan tried to take a photo of a new construction belonging to parliamentarian Alik Sargsyan, former RA Chief of Police. Two young men came out of that territory, who first punched the car of the videotaping team, and then followed them in a black Niva from Kanachut to Yerevan, trying to create an accident. The journalist videotaped the incident.

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