Parviz Huseyn - Justice for Journalists

Parviz Huseyn

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: April 20, 2023

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: sharg.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Independent journalist Parviz Huseyn was taken to court by singer Konul Hasiyeva. According to the Civil Code, the journalist is asked to be fined AZN 100,000. The singer demands AZN 40,000 for moral damage and AZN 60,000 for material damage from the journalist. The subject of the dispute is the journalist's materials about the singer in social networks.

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