Vahid Mustafayev

Affiliated media: ANS TV, Journalist, Filmmaker, Co-founder

Incident date: July 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OCCRP.org

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

According to the investigation published by OCCRP, Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, the Azerbaijani authorities used the spying program - Pegasus - of the Israeli company NSO Group known for developing cyberstalking devices to spy on journalists and activists. Among the victims was Azerbaijani journalist, filmmaker and the co-founder of ANS TV, Vahid Mustafayev.