Shamistan Gajiev

Affiliated media: Azadliq , Journalist

Incident date: October 31, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Caucasian Knot

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Journalist Shamistan Gajiev was detained by police. Gajiev was accused of using profanity in the street. He was sentenced by local courts to 30 days administrative arrest. The journalist denied the accusations in court and said that he had been slandered for his critical articles.