The government of Azerbaijan is waging a war on independent journalism both in the country and abroad.
Azerbaijan’s war on journalism rolls on
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CATEGORY: Azerbaijan
Director of Azerbaijan’s last remaining independent media outlet arrested
The charges against Mehman Aliyev and Turan news agency are the nail in the coffin for press freedom in Azerbaijan
Abduction, torture and intimidation: Azerbaijan’s endless crackdown on independent journalism
Media outlets in Azerbaijan routinely deal with torture, assault, raids, imprisonment and endless intimidation, as verified reports submitted to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project show.
Human rights organisations call on French president to pressure Azerbaijan
Index on Censorship joins with international organisations to urge France to pressure Azerbaijan on its approach to free expression
Azerbaijan: Interpol must prevent misuse of alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Index on Censorship joins with 24 other international organisations to call on Interpol to prevent the misuse of Interpol alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Mapping Media Freedom: Azerbaijani journalist abducted and beaten
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Abduction of exiled Azerbaijani journalist black stain on Georgia’s reputation
Index on Censorship and 22 other NGOs have written to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili calling on his government to respect its international obligations and, in particular, to conduct a full investigation into Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli’s abduction in Tbilisi on 29 May.
Azerbaijan: Index calls for the immediate release of journalist Afgan Mukhtarli
The exiled Azerbaijani journalist disappeared from Georgia and reappeared in Azerbaijan, where he is now facing persecution
Mapping Media Freedom: Russian newspaper editor shot and killed
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Azerbaijan: Time for justice for Ilgar Mammadov
Today three years have passed since the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment on the case of political prisoner Ilgar Mammadov
The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.