Affiliated media: Yerevan.Today, News website

Incident date: August 19, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Judicial information system (datalex.am)

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

Citizen Roman Baghdasaryan filed a lawsuit against “Media Plus” LLC demanding refutation of the libellous information and a compensation. The reason for the lawsuit was an article published on the website “Yerevan.today”, titled “Russian special services are interested in the editors of “Baghramyan 26” telegram channel, that’s spreading false information. The claim was accepted for proceedings, and a trial was started.