Human Rights Watch

March 15, 2025

Azerbaijan Intensifies Crackdown on Independent Journalists Amid Political Repression

March 15, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Since late 2023, Azerbaijan has escalated its campaign against independent journalism, imprisoning more than 20 journalists and media workers, mostly […]
March 12, 2025

Duterte’s Arrest Reignites Debate Over Press Killings in the Philippines

March 12, 2025 – Philippines –  The recent arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, following an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, has rekindled urgent calls […]
March 6, 2025

Nine Women Journalists Spend International Women’s Day Behind Bars in Azerbaijan

March 06, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  On International Women’s Day 2025, nine women journalists in Azerbaijan marked the occasion not with celebration, but from behind bars—imprisoned […]
February 28, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Crackdown on Independent Journalists Intensifies with Latest Arrest

February 28, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijan intensified its ongoing crackdown on independent media by arresting Fatima Movlamli, the tenth journalist connected to the Meydan TV […]