Elvin Irshadov

Affiliated media: Online-activist (Umar Ali)

Incident date: May 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Lankaran

Additional information:

An online-activist, Elvin Irshadov, known on social media networks under Umar Ali's name, was detained in Lankaran. Irshadov was detained around 13:00 while waiting in a queue at the Kapital bank ATM. The activist was detained on suspicion of disobeying the police. On 20 May, the court arrested him for 16 days. Umar Ali is popular among the inhabitants of the southern region because he covers the local population's problems, including the Talysh.