Mir Shahin Agayev - Justice for Journalists

Mir Shahin Agayev

Affiliated media: Real TV, Journalist, Founder

Incident date: July 19, 2021

Attack type:

  • Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OCCRP.org

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

According to the investigation published by OCCRP, Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, the Azerbaijani authorities used the spying program - Pegasus - of the Israeli company NSO Group known for developing cyberstalking devices to spy on journalists and activists. Among the victims was the founder of Real TV, Mir Shahin Agayev.

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