Hraparak.am

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Hraparak.am is the digital platform of Hraparak Daily, which was established in 2008 in Yerevan by founder and editor-in-chief Armine Ohanyan, aiming to deliver impartial journalism to the Armenian public. The outlet maintains both digital and weekday print editions, actively engaging audiences on social media, and primarily focuses on political reporting, economic policy, government analysis, social issues, and foreign affairs, branding itself as a political watchdog within Armenia’s media sphere. Hraparak.am sometimes draws scrutiny from fact-checking groups and involvement in high-profile defamation cases, such as the ongoing 2025 lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over allegedly defamatory articles.

Key Facts

Audience ShareMissing Data
Ownership TypePrivate
Geographic CoverageTransnational
Content TypeFree
Data Publicly Available
ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Hraparak Daily LLC, the publisher of Hraparak daily and hraparak.am  is owned by Armine Ohanyan (90%) and Sevak Grigoryan (10%).

According to the 2025 property declaration, Armine Ohanyan owns a 90% share, however Sevak Grigoryan's name is absent. Note that property declaration is typically a financial disclosure document that public officials are required to file.

Voting RightsAccording to the charter of "Hraparak Daily" LLC all important decisions are made by the assembly of company owners (or their representatives). They can also establish a three-member board to manage the company's day-to-day operations.
Individual Owner
Group / Individual Owner
  • Sevak Grigoryan

    Sevak Grigoryan is a co-founder and minority shareholder of Hraparak Daily LLC, holding a 10% stake in the Armenian-language daily newspaper established in 2008. While maintaining a limited public profile as a media figure, corporate registry sources confirm his ownership position, with editor-in-chief Armine Ohanyan holding majority ownership of the publication. Beyond his media involvement, Grigoryan has served as executive head and majority shareholder (63%) of "OM Information Center," a company engaged in bread and fresh flour confectionery production according to the State Revenue Committee. The company's operations are currently suspended. Grigoryan also held executive positions at two additional companies, both with suspended operations according to the State Revenue Committee: "Parisian Coffee" LLC, operating in non-specialized retail trade, and "Arabel Mission" LLC, specializing in retail clothing sales.See Affiliated Interests Owner 1.
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Media Companies / Groups

Facts

Founding Year2008
Founder
  • Armine Ohanyan

    Armine Ohanyan is the co-founder and chief editor of "Hraparak" daily newspaper, a position she has held since 2008. She brings extensive journalism experience to the publication, having worked as a correspondent for several newspapers including "Azg" and "Haykakan Zhamanak" dailies.

    From 1994-1997, she served as chief editor of "Dproc" (School) newspaper for the RA Ministry of Education, followed by work with the "Yerevan" press center. She briefly served as press secretary of the RA Civil Case Supreme Court from February to June 2006 before returning to journalism.

     

  • Sevak Grigoryan

    Sevak Grigoryan is a co-founder and minority shareholder of Hraparak Daily LLC, holding a 10% stake in the Armenian-language daily newspaper established in 2008. While maintaining a limited public profile as a media figure, corporate registry sources confirm his ownership position, with editor-in-chief Armine Ohanyan holding majority ownership of the publication.

    Beyond his media involvement, Grigoryan has served as executive head and majority shareholder (63%) of "OM Information Center," a company engaged in bread and fresh flour confectionery production according to the State Revenue Committee. The company's operations are currently suspended.

    Grigoryan also held executive positions at two additional companies, both with suspended operations according to the State Revenue Committee: "Parisian Coffee" LLC, operating in non-specialized retail trade, and "Arabel Mission" LLC, specializing in retail clothing sales.

CEO
  • Armine Ohanyan

    See above.

Editor-In-Chief
  • Armine Ohanyan

    See above.

Contact1/3 Buzand Str.
4th floor
0010 Yerevan
Armenia
info@hraparak.am
+374 11 52 66 70
www.hraparak.am
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Operating ProfitMissing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)Missing Data
Market ShareMissing Data
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Biographical information about Sevak Grigoryan, one of the two owners of "Hraparak Daily," is virtually non-existent beyond basic corporate registry records.

The company does not disclose information about its employee count, audience reach, or market share. The most recent publicly available financial data dates to 2019 (Amounts converted from Armenian dram to US dollars using the Central Bank of Armenia exchange rate as of September 6, 2025), obtained from the company's website, with no subsequent updates found in the public domain.

The editorial office of the newspaper does not operate at the legal address specified in the Electronic Register of the Republic of Armenia and on the media outlet's website.

When approached for additional information, the outlet declined to respond to inquiries, stating they report exclusively to tax authorities and the statistical committee and have "neither the desire nor the obligation to provide information to various organizations of questionable origin and funding."

 

Sources
Documents (PDF)
  • Hraparak Daily response to MOM request (Armenian)
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  • Hraparak Daily: founding information (Armenian)
    Link File
  • Hraparak Daily Charter(Armenian)
    Link File
  • Hraparak daily: Ownership (Armenian)
    File
  • Sevak Grigoryan at "Parisian Coffee" LLC(Armenian)
    File
  • Sevak Grigoryan at "Arabel Mission" LLC(Armenian)
    File
  • Sevak Grigoryan at "OM Information Center"(Armenian)
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