Jamil Mammadli

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: March 16, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Voice of America

Location: Azerbaijan, Quba

Additional information:

The Chief Executive of the Quba district, Ziyaddin Aliyev, sued journalist Jamil Mammadli. He is demanding for a journalist be arrested for defamation. He believes that Mammadli has slandered him by accusing him of having committed a serious or severe crime. The complaint is pending.