Karen Chilingaryan

Affiliated media: RFE/RL, Cameraman

Incident date: November 3, 2017

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On November 3, after a session in parliament on a committee on defence, national security and internal affairs, one of the journalists tried to ask the minister questions, but after giving a brief answer to one question, he quickly left. His bodyguard pushed Karen Chilingaryan, the cameraman from "Radio Liberty", and hit his camera.