Ani Gevorgyan

Affiliated media: Tert.am, Journalist

Incident date: April 2, 2017

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Ararat

Additional information:

At the polling station 12/35 in the village of Shahumyan in the Ararat province, the work of Ani Gevorgyan, a journalist from “tert.am”, was impeded. She noticed Karo Karapetyan, a member of the NA PAP faction, walk to the polling station early in the morning. When talking to the journalist the parliamentarian mentioned that he was the proxy of Arayik Grigoryan, a candidate from RPA. When the “Tert.am” journalist asked for the relevant badge, which would prove he was a proxy, Karo Karapetyan got angry and said, “go away, do not film, I do not want you to film, I am defending and helping Arayik Grigoryan, and it is not your business”.