Simik Mayilyan

Affiliated media: Kentron TV, Cameraman

Incident date: December 24, 2019

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression

Location: Armenia, Ararat

Additional information:

On December 24, dozens of residents in the Hovtashen community in Ararat Marz attacked Kentron TV journalist Arthur Hakobyan and cameraman Simik Mayilyan, hitting them and damaging the camera. The film crew managed to save some of the footage of the incident, which clearly shows the violence used.