Atom Margaryan

Affiliated media: Lragir.am, Journalist

Incident date: October 29, 2019

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On September 27, Lydian Armenia CJSC representative Inga Sarafyan filed a lawsuit against economic commentator Atom Margaryan and the Lragir e-newspaper seeking a retraction of defamatory information and compensation for statements discrediting business reputation. On October 29, the case was accepted for court proceedings.