YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. Amid the growing unrest in Yerevan, reporter Artak Khulyan from Shant TV has claimed to have been attacked.

According to Shant TV, the reporter was on-duty in Yerevan’s Erebuni district covering the protests when suddenly unknown individuals stoned him and used an electroshock weapon on him.

In another case involving a journalist, reporter of RFE/RL Armenian service Naira Bulghadaryan has claimed that a police officer has thrown her camera on the ground in Republic Square, Yerevan.

The reporter approached Deputy Police Chief of Yerevan Valery Osipyan, who was on-site, asking why she was obstructed. Colonel Osipyan vowed to hold the officer accountable for. “Police are carrying out a special operation. Maintain distance to avoid damages”.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan