Kanal 13 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Kanal 13, YouTube channel

Incident date: November 27, 2023

Attack type:

Search with a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

After the search at the flat of the director of the YouTube channel Kanal 13 Aziz Orujov, the police continued the search at the office of the online resource. This was reported to the Turan news agency by lawyer Bahruz Bayramov. It is not yet clear what caused the searches and what are the claims of the police against the director of Kanal 13.

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