Elchin Gasanzade

Affiliated media: Yukselish.info, Employee

Incident date: July 28, 2020

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Facebook page of Elchin Gasanzade

Location: Azerbaijan, Mingecevir

Additional information:

A hate campaign was launched against Gasanzade across social media. On Facebook, there were demands to expel the journalist from Mingyachevir. In his statement to the citizens, Gasanzade noted that the city administration is behind the campaign and that it’s being used to silence him.