State News Agency Armenpress CJSC - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: State News Agency Armenpress CJSC, News agency

Incident date: November 23, 2020

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Employees of the Hayastani Hanrapetutyun daily newspaper filed a lawsuit against the legal successor of the media, State News Agency Armenpress CJSC, in the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, demanding the invalidation of the orders on the use of disciplinary sanctions, reinstatement in previous job and compensation for forced downtime. On November 27, the lawsuit proceedings were initiated, and the trial has started.

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