Sevinj Osmangyzy
Affiliated media: Osmanqızı TV, Manager
Incident date: April 7, 2019
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: Real TV
Location: Azerbaijan, Baku
Additional information:
The government-controlled TV channel "Real" broadcast information live on air about the personal life of Sevinj Osmangyzy, a TV journalist and critic and manager of the channel “Osmanqızı TV”, which broadcasts from abroad. "Real TV" showed the journalist's conversations on Facebook and phone calls. Osmangyzy regularly features the thoughts of opposition politicians on her programmes. Prior to the dissemination of her personal information on the government TV channel, unknown people threatened Osmangyzy (for example with spreading intimate photos, etc.)