Affiliated media: dia.az , News website

Incident date: November 14, 2023

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

On November 14, the Baku Court of Appeal suspended activity of the website dia.az. On November 3, the Media Development Agency filed a lawsuit with the court to suspend the website’s activity due to the fact that the owner of the website did not apply within the 6-month term established by law for registration in the Media Registry. The court satisfied the lawsuit at its first hearing on November 14. According to Muhammad Ersoy (Zamanov), the head of the website, he asked to postpone the hearing for 10 days due to health problems. «However, yesterday, the trial took place without my participation and this decision was made», — he said and noted that he will file a cassation appeal with the Supreme Court. Dia.az was the first website to be suspended under the new media law.