Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Leyla and Arif Yunus to 8.5 and 7 years in prison, respectively. The ongoing and capricious judicial harassment of Azerbaijan’s civil society by the government of President Ilham Aliyev has reached a new low.
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Azerbaijan: Journalist Rasim Aliyev murdered as human rights crackdown continues
Index on Censorship condemns the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev
Leyla Yunus: “They’re planning to wipe us out”
Leyla Yunus, who is currently on trial on spurious charges, warns that Azerbaijan’s government is targeting her and her husband, Arif, to instill fear in the country’s citizens.
End targeting of Netzpolitik
The investigation against Netzpolitik.org for treason and their unknown sources is an attack against the free press.
Azerbaijan: Prosecutors seeking long sentences for Leyla and Arif Yunus
Prosecutors in the case against Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus have asked the court to sentence the couple to 11 and 9 years respectively
Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan
The Sport for Rights Coalition calls on the international community to immediately and publicly condemn the government of Azerbaijan’s actions and take concrete steps to support Azerbaijani civil society.
#StandUpForSatire: Top UK comedians come together in support of Index
Host Al Murray was joined by a stellar line-up of stand-up comics before a sell-out crowd of 900
Khadija Ismayilova tells court she is innocent of politically motivated charges
Index calls on Azerbaijan’s government to drop all charges against investigative journalist who has been in detention since December 2014
David Cameron wants to promote good speech and ban the bad. Prime Minister, that’s not how free speech works
Free expression is not a “nice-to-have” add-on, a mere luxury principle tacked on the end of other more basic rights
The people investigating Serbia’s unsolved journalist murders
Serbia’s unique Commission for Investigating Killings of Journalists has come a long way. But founder and chairman, journalist Veran Matic, is paying a high price for justice: he lives under 24/7 police protection