Bagrat Saroyan

Affiliated media: "А1+" TV, Cameraman

Incident date: September 1, 2017

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On September 1, 2017 at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Shengavit Administrative District of Yerevan, the "A1+" correspondent Robert Ananyan and cameraman Bagrat Saroyan tried to film the activist Vardgez Gaspari staging a protest in court. The bailiffs tried to stop the protest with force, and when they noticed the journalists filming, one of the bailiffs blocked the camera, twisted Robert Ananyan’s arm and removed him and the cameraman from the courtroom.