Karine Vanesyan

Affiliated media: Mig TV, Journalist

Incident date: May 15, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Lori

Additional information:

On May 15, Andrey Ghukasyan, the Governor of Lori, filed a lawsuit against MIG TV journalist Karine Vanesyan for insulting him and demanding she apologise. On May 17, court proceedings on the case were opened.