Azerbaijan

December 23, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown: Journalists Jailed on Politically Motivated Charges

December 23, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Farid Mehralizada, an economist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was detained in May 2024 and accused of conspiring […]
December 23, 2024

Police explain detention of Azattyk journalists

December 23, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Kyrgyz police detained two journalists from Radio Azattyk—reporter Maksat Kutmanbekov and cameraman Nurlan Beyshebaev—while they were filming near Pre‑trial Detention Center No. 1 in […]
December 10, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Post-COP29 Repression Targets Independent Media

December 10, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Following its high-profile hosting of the COP29 climate summit, Azerbaijan has launched a sweeping crackdown on independent journalism, drawing widespread […]
December 9, 2024

Azerbaijan’s Ongoing Crackdown: Photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar Sentenced to 20 Days

December 9, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Azerbaijani authorities continued their campaign against independent media by detaining photo‑reporter Ahmed Mukhtar, a long‑standing contributor to outlets such as […]
December 6, 2024

Meydan TV Denounces Illegal Arrests Amid Escalating Media Crackdown in Azerbaijan

December 6, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Berlin-based Meydan TV publicly condemned the arrests of six of its journalists—Ramin Jabrayilzade, Aynur Elgunesh, Aytaj Ahmadova, Aysel Umudova, Khayala Aghayeva, and Natig Javadli—as part of the […]
November 25, 2024

Azerbaijani Journalist Nargiz Absalamova Sentenced to 8 Years in Crackdown on Independent Media

November 25, 2024 – Azerbaijan – Nargiz Absalamova, a 25-year-old investigative journalist with the independent outlet Abzas Media, has been sentenced to eight years in prison […]
November 2, 2024

Azerbaijan Marks International Day to End Impunity as Journalists Remain Under Threat

November 2, 2024 – Azerbaijan – On November 2, 2024, Azerbaijan formally recognized the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, echoing global efforts […]