Azerbaijan

August 22, 2025

“Flood Them with Fans”: RSF and Exiled Azerbaijani Media Launch Solidarity Campaign for Imprisoned Journalists

August 22, 2025 – Azerbaijan – In reaction to the increasing repression of independent media in Azerbaijan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), alongside exiled Azerbaijani media organizations—Free […]
July 25, 2025

Russian-Jewish Journalist Fired After Attending Azerbaijan Forum Amid Diplomatic Tensions

July 25, 2025 – Russia/Azerbaijan –  Veteran journalist Mikhail Gusman, the first deputy director general of Russia’s state-run TASS news agency, was abruptly dismissed after attending […]
July 22, 2025

Sevinj Vagifgizi Speaks from Prison as Azerbaijan Jails 25 Journalists on Fabricated Charges

July 22, 2025 – Azerbaijan – Sevinj Vagifgizi, editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Abzas Media, is serving a 9-year prison sentence imposed on June 20 on false […]
July 14, 2025

Paris Exhibition Commemorates Azerbaijani Journalists Martyred in Karabakh Conflicts

July 14, 2025 – Azerbaijan/France – An exhibition honoring 14 Azerbaijani journalists who lost their lives while performing their professional duties during Armenia’s military aggression against […]
July 10, 2025

Repression Surge: Scholars & Journalists Jailed in Azerbaijan’s Authoritarian Push

July 10, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  A fresh wave of repression is sweeping Azerbaijan, as academic and media dissenters face sweeping prosecutions amid the country’s consolidation […]