Afgan Mukhtarli

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: May 29, 2017

Attack type:

• Abduction, taking captive / hostage, illegal deprivation of liberty

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Afgan Mukhtarli, an Azerbaijani reporter who fled to Georgia in 2014 after receiving threats related to his work, was abducted in Tbilisi and taken across the border to Azerbaijan in 2017. Authorities accused him of smuggling contraband and in 2018 sentenced him to six years in prison.