Vugar Mammadov

Affiliated media: Hürriyet newspaper, Hurriyyet.az, Hurriyyet TV, Head

Incident date: October 29, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meydan.tv

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Vugar Mammadov, the head of Hurriyyet newspaper, the website Hurriyyet.az, and Hurriyyet TV, has been placed in pretrial detention. He was detained by the State Security Service on October 29, and on October 31, the Sabail District Court ordered that he remain in custody for three months and 13 days. He is charged under Article 182 (extortion by threat) of the Criminal Code.