Affiliated media: Public Radio, Editorial board

Incident date: April 14, 2018

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of residence / work premises

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On April 14, a group of protestors led by Nikol Pashinyan intruded into the building of the public radio broke the door of the broadcasting studio and demanded to be live-streamed immediately. The special investigative service said that “people who actively participated in mass disorders and illegal assemblies were arrested” under Articles 225.1 and .2, 251.1 of the Criminal Code of Armenia. On April 20, they were detained and were released on April 24 after a change in the political situation.