Elshan Balakhansky
Affiliated media: Yeni Müsavat , Journalist
Incident date: November 16, 2021
Attack type:
- Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Yeni Müsavat
Location: Azerbaijan, Baku
Additional information:
Journalists Elshan Balakhansky (Yeni Müsavat newspaper), Anar Mamedov (Criminal.az website), and Haji Zeynalov (Bizim Yol newspaper) were not allowed to attend the trial sessions on the former heads of the Ministry of National Security, which were held on November 16 and 19. The trial has open status, but a panel of judges banned a group of independent journalists from entering the courtroom. The journalists held a protest in front of the Baku Military Court, but access to the trial was still not granted.