Seymour Hazy - Justice for Journalists

Seymour Hazy

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist (Azerbaijan)

Incident date: January 12, 2023

Attack type:

  • Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Formula TV

Location: Georgia, Sarpi, Autonomous Republic of Adjara

Additional information:

On 12 January, at the Sarpi border between Georgia and Turkey, Georgian border guards denied entry into Georgia to the Azerbaijani freelance journalist Seymour Hazy without any explanation. The journalist suggests that the reason may be joint work with Afghanistan Mukhtarly, secretly arrested in Georgia by Azerbaijani special services.

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