Edik Baghdasaryan

On November 17, 2008, Baghdasaryan became the target of a violent attack, which he believes is connected with his reporting.^[1][7] He was ambushed and beaten by three unknown assailants as he was getting into his parked car shortly after leaving his office in downtown Yerevan at 8 pm. Baghdasaryan said that the attack was unprovoked and that the assailants did not demand anything particular from him.^[1] Two people attacked him, dealing heavy blows to him, while a third person hit him behind the head with a large object, causing him to faint; they took off part of his clothing, leaving him half naked.^[8] The assailants fled after a security worker from a nearby construction site alerted by the quarrel fired a shot into the air.^[1] Baghdasaryan was hospitalized and suffered a head injury.

In 2006, Baghdasaryan received threats via email following an article that criticized Armenia’s most powerful businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. The email threatened to kill anyone who offended Tsarukyan, whom the letter writer referred to as "king."^[9]

• Media of Armenia