TV company "A TV" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV company "A TV" , TV company

Incident date: August 28, 2025

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On 28 August, citizen Armine Karapetyan filed a lawsuit with the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction against the television company A TV, demanding the removal from social media of insulting and defamatory information concerning her that damages her honour, dignity and business reputation. The grounds for the claim were statements made by the claimant’s mother about her during the television programme “Semi-Open Windows”, which was posted on the broadcaster’s YouTube channel on 3 May. In responding to these statements, the studio guests also levelled accusations against Armine Karapetyan. The case is currently under consideration.

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