Afgan Mukhtarli

Affiliated media: Meydan TV, Institute of War and Peace Reporting, Journalist

Incident date: January 12, 2018

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BBC

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Journalist was sentenced to six years imprisonment for illegally crossing the border. His colleagues and relatives claim that he was kidnapped in Georgia and taken back to Azerbaijan. In his final statement, Afgan Mukhtarly said that the court was politically motivated and that the only reason for the persecution against him was his articles about corruption. According to the journalist, he was kidnapped in Tbilisi and taken back to Azerbaijan.