Harms Committed

"[C]rackdown on press freedom ahead of [Armenia's] parliamentary elections."

"Armine Ohanyan, the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Hraparak, was interrogated [..] over an editorial she wrote in December 2024."
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Author: Mariam Shenawy
Publication: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp
March 19, 2026
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https://www.occrp.org/en/news/armenia-targets-independent-editor-in-widening-crackdown-ahead-of-elections

Armenia Targets Independent Editor in Widening Crackdown Ahead of Elections

Armine Ohanyan, the top editor of a prominent independent newspaper, faces potential prison time over a 2024 editorial that critics say is being weaponized to silence opposition voices ahead of parliamentary elections.

OCCRP
Mar 21 at 1:15pmBuffer