
According to his lawyer Zibeyda Zakariyyayeva, of the Media Rights Institute, the appeal submitted to the European Court of Human Rights demands restoration of the right to a fair trial, the right to freedom of expression and the right to a private life.
Background
On 26 November 26 2010, Bizim Yol (“Our Way”) newspaper employee Ramid Ibrahimov was preparing a report entitled “Winter Park”, when he was physically assaulted by an official from the Baku City Executive Office (BCEO). The journalist reported the incident to Nasimi District Police Department #21. However a senior investigator, Police Captain Yashar Isayev, refused to launch a criminal investigation. Ibrahimov took his grievance to Nasimi District Court, and subsequently to the Appeals Court, but the appeal was unsuccessful.
Bizim Yol newspaper has been publishing daily since 2003.