Aziz Kerimov

Affiliated media: Turan agency, Photojournalist

Incident date: September 9, 2024

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The operating company "Baku City Circut" refused to accredit Aziz Kerimov, a photojournalist of "Turan agency", to the Formula 1 race held on September 13-15. The official response of the organisers stated: "Your application for accreditation to the "Azerbaijan Grand Prix Formula 1 Qatar Airways 2024" has been considered by the relevant institutions. According to the results of a comprehensive assessment, your candidacy cannot fully meet the relevant requirements”. The response did not say what requirements were, who are the “relevant institutions” and “comprehensive assessment”. An employee of "Baku City Circut" told our photojournalist in a private conversation that someone upstairs was not satisfied with Turan's publications about "Formula 1" race and the allegedly low traffic to the agency's website.