Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli fled the country in fear in 2014 but in May 2017 he vanished while in Tbilisi, Georgia, and reappeared the following day back in his home country
The editors of the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award-winning newspaper Azadliq have launched a letter-writing campaign to journalist Seymur Hezi, who is in prison.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Can Dündar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyyet, one of Turkey’s most popular newspapers, was awaiting an appeal on his case in Turkey from Germany when the news of the coup d’etat in his homeland came. Scores of...
The government of Azerbaijan is waging a war on independent journalism both in the country and abroad.
Azerbaijan’s independent and critical journalists frequently find themselves targeted.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali's family were summoned to questioning by the Baku State police. They have since been released. "My mother and some other relatives are in Baku state police department now," Ali wrote...
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries.
Azerbaijan’s record on press freedom has never been great. Since independence, the country’s journalists have faced serious harassment.