Sevinj Sadigova

Affiliated media: Azel.tv, Employee

Incident date: March 30, 2021

Attack type:

• Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Voice of America

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan has issued a warning to Sevinj Sadigova [Sevinc Sadıqova], the wife of the convicted editor of the Azel.tv website Afgan Sadigov, for disseminating false information. In the message of the Prosecutor General's Office, such information is called libel against State Security bodies and other state structures that «shapes false public opinion». The Prosecutor General's Office warned Sadygova about criminal liability if such actions continued.