Ani Mkrtchyan

Affiliated media: asparez.am, Journalist

Incident date: April 16, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Shirak

Additional information:

On April 16, the General Jurisdiction Court of Shirak Province held the first hearing of a case brought by Shoghik Aleksanyan against Mariam Poghosyan, Narine Sargsyan and Asparez Journalists Club, demanding they retract allegedly slanderous statements and pay compensation for the damage they caused. On December 2, the court ruled that the demands be partially fulfilled.