Sevinj Sadygova

Affiliated media: Azel.TV, Journalist

Incident date: September 9, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Journalist Sevinj Sadygova was badly hurt while covering a protest rally in defence of Tofig Yagublu outside the Nizami District Court. During the filming of the event, the police forcefully pushed Sadygova and she fell, injuring her leg. “Other colleagues also suffered. Some were knocked down, their cameras and voice recorders were knocked out of their hands,” Sadygova said.