Diana Davtyan

Affiliated media: 24news.am, Journalist

Incident date: January 14, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On January 14, the website 24news.am published a report on an incident involving the former leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and MP Gagik Tsarukyan's bodyguard Eduard Babayan under the heading “Tsarukyan’s Bodyguarding Syndrome”. Tsarukyan's team repeatedly tried to persuade the reporter not to publish the interview, dispatching various representatives of Tsarukyan-owned or affliated media outlets. After the publication of the article, the 24news website was attacked by armies of fake users funded by Tsarukyan, who "blatantly insulted our journalist", reported the media outlet.