Farid Ismailov

Affiliated media: Toplum TV , Employee

Incident date: September 12, 2022

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Toplum TV

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Farid Ismailov, an employee of Toplum TV, was not allowed to prepare a report from the briefing held in the Ministry of Defense on September 12. The guards put pressure on the journalist who was waiting in the hall where the briefing was taking place. The journalist was forcibly taken out of the hall. The reasons for this were not explained. It is said that the order to remove the employee of Toplum TV from the hall came from higher-ups.