Meydan

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 […]
April 8, 2025

Azerbaijani Authorities Clamp Down on Journalists with New Criminal Charges

April 08, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  In a further blow to media freedom in Azerbaijan, authorities have recently initiated legal actions against independent journalists, underscoring a […]
March 14, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Crackdown on Journalists and Opposition Figures Intensifies

March 14, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  In recent months, Azerbaijan has escalated its suppression of independent journalism and political dissent, drawing international condemnation. Meydan TV Journalists […]
March 12, 2025

Meydan TV Journalists Speak Out About Mistreatment Amid Intensifying Crackdown

March 12, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijan’s ongoing crackdown on independent media has taken a troubling turn with the recent arrest and reported mistreatment of journalists […]
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 […]
February 24, 2025

Azerbaijani Journalist Nurlan Libre Arrested Amid Widening Crackdown on Independent Media

February 24, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijani journalist Nurlan Libre was arrested in connection with the ongoing “Meydan TV case,” marking another development in a harsh […]
February 21, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown Intensifies with Another Journalist Arrested

February 21, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijan’s tightening grip on independent journalism intensified in February 2025, as yet another journalist, Fikret Faramazoglu, was arrested in Baku—the […]
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 […]