Shahane Khachatryan

Affiliated media: Epress.am, Journalist

Incident date: September 12, 2017

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Davit Balayan, a judge in the Shengavit administrative district court of general jurisdiction, made a remark about how she sat cross-legged to take notes in response to her gestures that nothing could be heard from behind the window. The judge then expelled her from the courtroom.