Arzu Geybulla - Justice for Journalists

Arzu Geybulla

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: December 8, 2020

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: The European Federation of Journalists

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Azerbaijani journalist Arzu Geybulla has been the target of an online harassment campaign following the publication of an opinion article about her on the online portal AzLogos. The article alleges that the journalist disrespected the martyrs of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, accusing her of deliberately mocking the minute of silence in memory of fallen soldiers in the war, on 4th December, at noon.

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