Azer Talybov

Affiliated media: anaxeber.info, Chief editor

Incident date: January 4, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meydan TV

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Former Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Guseingulu Bagirov sued the website "anaxeber.info" for published articles about him. The minister demanded the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the site, Azer Talybov, for defamation. A letter of complaint from former university professors, headed by the ex-minister, was published on the website. The trial continues.