Astghik Sapeyan

Affiliated media: Zhoghovurd, Editor

Incident date: September 18, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On September 18, Deputy Mayor of Echmiadzin Arsen Petrosyan filed a lawsuit to the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against Astghik Sapeyan, editor of the newspaper "Zhamanak", and Arman Babajanyan, the editor-in-chief of the founder and publisher of Skizb Media Kentron LLS, seeking the public retraction of statements allegedly damaging his honour, dignity and business reputation.