Azerbaijan

In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 June 2025

Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 April 2025

In Azerbaijan authorities remain on track to keep critics silenced and locked up

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

17 January 2025

In Azerbaijan, authorities are again targeting journalists, in a new wave of arrests

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

18 December 2024

Stories about Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan clears out critics ahead of COP29

Young scholars and researchers were detained in the most recent crackdown

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

30 August 2024

In Azerbaijan it isn't just the president for life, but the parliament too

As of July 22, over 1,000 candidates applied to run for a parliamentary seat

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

26 July 2024

Independent media wage losing battle against censorship in Azerbaijan

The most recent target is the online news platform Toplum TV

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 March 2024

The Baku Connection: Journalists across the world unite to support Azerbaijan's Abzas Media

A consortium of investigative reporters are continuing Abzas Media's work

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

8 February 2024

In Azerbaijan, five journalists arrested in ten days

The authorities are sending a clear message: 'Fear the system'

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, OC Media

3 December 2023

Numerous journalists connected to Azerbaijani news site arrested

The arrests are connected to an ongoing investigation on government corruption

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

21 November 2023

New report uncovers the first documented case of Pegasus spyware used in an international war context

The report concludes that “the targeting is related to the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.”

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

25 May 2023

In Azerbaijan, journalists unite in saying ‘we do not want licensed media’

The deadline for registration is fast approaching

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

13 March 2023

Police detains scores of activists at an opposition party rally in Azerbaijan

An opposition rally calling for democratic reforms was dispersed by police

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

25 October 2022

In Azerbaijan, the state of media freedom is dismal, experts say

Azerbaijan's track record on press freedom has been on decline

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

5 May 2022

Azerbaijani journalist and queer activist murdered

Hafizli was murdered by his cousin

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 February 2022

Azerbaijan's controversial media law has grave consequences for media freedom and independence

The law takes effect on January 1, 2022

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 December 2021

Global internet freedom is in decline, according to new report

The report assesses human rights in digital space across 70 countries

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

4 October 2021

Global investigation reveals Pegasus Project identified in Azerbaijan and elsewhere

Authorities in Azerbaijan have refrained from making any statements

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

23 July 2021

How Azerbaijan's government abused Facebook's loopholes—for years

Officials have created pages that pose as real people in order to boost engagement on pro-government content

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

21 April 2021

Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

Access has been on and off since clashes broke out on September 27

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 September 2020

Azerbaijanis pressure government to #FreeMehman after blogger endures 12 days on hunger strike

Young, popular and politicized, video blogger Mehman Huseynov is a classic target of the Azerbaijani government's crackdown on civil society.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

8 January 2019

Freedom abroad, fear at home: Azerbaijani human rights lawyer detained for 30 days

Emin Aslan had prepared multiple complaints brought before the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Azerbaijani citizens.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

5 June 2018

Netizen Report: Cyber Attacks Sideline Independent Media in Azerbaijan, Philippines

The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team

9 February 2018

Will We Ever See the End of Information Control in Azerbaijan?

Legal reforms restricting online speech seem to threaten everyone but the ruling elite of Azerbaijan.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 January 2018

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