Khayyam Salmanzadeh

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: April 28, 2021

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: azerbaycanrealligi.com

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Rafil Israfil oglu Huseynov, head of the Aghjabadi region's Executive Power, has filed a lawsuit against independent journalist Khayyam Salmanzadeh. The journalist wrote articles criticizing the work of the official during the war. The head of the Executive Power was not pleased with these materials and demanded from the journalist an apology and compensation of AZN 300. The complaint was withdrawn.