Sevinj Sadygova

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: May 26, 2023

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Youtube-channel "Azel tv"

Location: Azerbaijan, Ganja

Additional information:

The Committee of Independent Reporters (CRC) announced pressure on journalist Sevinj Sadygova, who is a member of this structure. The incident took place in Ganja, where journalist went in connection with the coverage of the trial of the arrested head of the site Demokratik.az Osman Rzayev (Osman Narimanoglu). A police officer prevented Sadygova from filming in front of the Ganja Court for Serious Crimes. A policeman and a court employee prevented the journalist from filming when a car of one of the court officials drove up to the court entrance. According to the journalist, the policeman even hit her hand. On May 26, a police office also put pressure on Sadygova in the courtyard of the Geygel central district hospital. The policeman tried to prevent her from filming.