Heyder Oguz

Affiliated media: Ovqat.com, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: March 2, 2023

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Youtube channel Prime TV Azerbaijan

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Heyder Oguz, the editor-in-chief of Ovqat.com, was sued for defamation (Article 147 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan). Sara Azimova, a representative of a local television and radio station in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, filed a complaint on a separate charge and asked the court to deprive the journalist of his freedom. The subject of the dispute is an article by the journalist. Oguz is known for his articles about wrongdoing in Nakhchivan. The complainant alleges that its honor and dignity were denigrated in these articles.