Azerbaijan
Erasmus+ office and programmes to close in Azerbaijan
The Erasmus+ programme in Azerbaijan has effectively been unofficially suspended.
Aytan Farhadova
An experienced journalist, Aytan has worked with Azerbaijani, regional, and international media. Formerly with Meydan TV, she now lives in Georgia, where she focuses on investigative journalism, covering topics such as government accountability and domestic violence.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan sentences blogger to seven years in prison for extortion
Blogger Arzu Sayadoghlu Mammadov claims that the prison sentence was in response to his criticism of the government.
Azerbaijan
UNDP, UNHCR, and ICRC ‘told to leave’ Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani government has consistently used state media to discredit civil society organisations prior to shutting them down.
Azerbaijan
10th independent Azerbaijani journalist arrested in Meydan TV case
Early Friday morning, Fatima Movlamli was arrested as part of the Meydan TV case.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan revokes accreditation of Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s loss of accreditation follows BBC Azerbaijan, Voice of America, and Sputnik.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani court releases journalist Shahnaz Baylargizi to house arrest and convicts Kanal 13’s Aziz Orujov
Baylargizi was detained as part of the case against Toplum TV, while Orujov, the director of Kanal 13, was detained for building without a permit.
