Toplum TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Toplum TV, News website

Incident date: March 7, 2024

Attack type:

Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

At midnight on March 6, the Toplum TV YouTube was shut down. At the same time, the media outlet's video reports started disappearing. The account had 3,600 videos with 92,000 subscribers. Apparently, the police gained access to the account and forced the administrator of the page to destroy many years of work of the journalistic team.

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