Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown
Imprisoned Abzas Media editor-in-chief awarded RSF Press Freedom Award
Sevinj Vagifgizi was sentenced to nine years in prison in June on charges of smuggling foreign currency as a group and money laundering.
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Azerbaijan
Family of jailed Azerbaijani journalist say guards mistreated them during prison visit
Family members of the journalist said that prison guards destroyed their shoes during a search.
Abzas Media
Opinion | By imprisoning Abzas Media, Azerbaijan has turned its prisons into newsrooms
A new form of prison journalism has emerged — one with a uniquely feminist lens.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan bans the family of detained journalist from attending award ceremony in France
Abzas Media director Ulvi Hasanli’s wife, Rubaba Guliyeva, was unable to attend the Václav Havel award ceremony due to a travel ban.
Azerbaijan
Abzas Media journalists transferred over 250 kilometres from Baku
The three women journalists — Sevinj Abbasova, Elnara Gasimova, and Nargiz Absalamova — were not notified of the transfer beforehand.
Azerbaijan
Imprisoned Abzas Media staff denied appeal, stage protest in Baku court
Nargiz Absalamova, an imprisoned journalist from Abzas Media, has been awarded the Free Media Prize.
Freedom of the Press
Imprisoned journalists Mzia Amaghlobeli and Ulvi Hasanli shortlisted for Václav Havel Prize
The two journalists from the South Caucasus were among the top three finalists for the prize.
