Turan - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Turan , News Agency

Incident date: June 12, 2024

Attack type:

Cyber-, DDoS, and hacker attack on a media outlet

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

During the last week, the social network YouTube started blocking videos posted on the page of Turan Agency. Total of 10 videos - interviews, reports and two documentaries made over the last 10 years - were blocked. This was done on the basis of a complaint filed by Nargiz Gojaeva from email [email protected] who claimed that Turan allegedly violated someone's copyright. Turan news agency does not know who it is and did not received any claims from such a person.

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