The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli, who has written about massacres of Armenians, was prevented from travelling to an Italian literary festival last week
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Hebib Müntezir is an Azerbaijani blogger and social media manager of the non-profit Meydan TV
Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli discusses his detention at Baku’s airport
Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.
On the anniversary of Azerbaijani journalist Seymur Hezi’s sentencing to five years imprisonment for “aggravated hooliganism,” the country
Award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained on 5 December 2014.
As Azerbaijan celebrates its sovereignty, here’s a reminder to the country’s leaders of the glaring improvements needed before they can earn their stripes
Azerbaijani citizens are set to go to the polls this Sunday to vote for their representatives in 125 parliamentary districts, but this process will be far from democratic. This country has not held a democratic election for more than 20 years, and...