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Natig Isbatov

Affiliated media: 7 gun.az, Journalist

Incident date: April 9, 2020

Attack type:

  • Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Voice of America

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

On April 9, Natig Isbatov, a journalist of 7 gun.az and Sevinj Sadigova, a journalist of azel.tv were detained by the police of the Absheron region for violating the quarantine regime. They've been reporting on the rally for those who want to receive social assistance. Sadigova was released after 2 hours. The next day Isbatov was found guilty for disobeying the police orders. The court arrested him for 30 days.

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