On November 20, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to place Hurriyyet TV’s detained editor-in-chief, Vugar Mammadov (Tofigoglu), under house arrest due to health concerns. The motion was denied despite Mammadov’s health condition.
Mammadov was arrested on October 30, 2025, and sentenced to 3 months and 13 days of detention on extortion charges on October 31.
According to Radio Liberty Azerbaijan Service, the State Security Service (SSS) conducted an operation at the editorial office on October 29. As a result, devices and documents were seized. Other employees were also briefly detained but later released.
Mammadov’s home was also searched.