Ganimat Mamedov

Affiliated media: regionxeberleri.com, Journalist

Incident date: May 12, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: realnewsinfo.com

Location: Azerbaijan, Zardab

Additional information:

Two journalists were given criminal sentences and are in prison. Both journalists were convicted of "extortion." The head of the Kavkaz news agency, Mahmoud Tagiyev, was sentenced to 12 years, while Ganimat Mamedov, an employee of the regionxeberleri.com website, was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Both journalists said the charges were fabricated.