On 14 February a journalist for the Azerbaijani newspaper Bizim yol was savagely attacked outside the President's residence. A policeman dressed in...
Azerbaijan: Journalist brutally beaten by policeman
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Azerbaijan: Court frees “donkey blogger”
This morning Baku's Appeal Court ordered the release of blogger Adnan Hajizade, he had served half of his two-year sentence on controversial charges...
Azerbaijan: Journalists on hunger strike
Ahead of a key poll, Azerbaijani journalists join jailed editor Eynulla Fatullayev on hunger strike. Vugar Gojayev
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Azerbaijan report launch Free expression under attack. 28 October. Free Word Centre, London
Azerbaijan: Free expression under attack
Observers including Index on Censorship’s Natasha Schmidt report on the country’s deteriorating media environment
Azerbaijan: a bleak landscape
Conditions for journalists are worsening in the run up to elections, reports Natasha Schmidt in Baku
Azerbaijan: Authorities refuse to investigate attack on journalists
Security guards who attacked two journalists may go unpunished after authorities refused to investigate the case. Elmin Badalov and Anar Gerayly...
Azerbaijan blacklists 77 newspapers
The Azerbaijan Press Council have published a blacklist of 77 newspapers. They accuse the newspapers of racketeering and publishing articles...
Azerbaijan: Journalists’ notes and footage confiscated
On 6 May, video footage was confiscated from Norwegian journalists in Azerbaijan. Television reporter Erling Borgen and cameraman Dag Inge Dahl were...
European court orders release of Azeri editor
Judges says Azerbaijan should free journalist Eynulla Fatullayev — Azeri officials announce they will appeal the ruling. Vugar Gojayev reports from Baku