
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.

Sevinj Vagifgizi was sentenced to nine years in prison in June on charges of smuggling foreign currency as a group and money laundering.

Family members of the journalist said that prison guards destroyed their shoes during a search.

A new form of prison journalism has emerged — one with a uniquely feminist lens.

Abzas Media director Ulvi Hasanli’s wife, Rubaba Guliyeva, was unable to attend the Václav Havel award ceremony due to a travel ban.

The three women journalists — Sevinj Abbasova, Elnara Gasimova, and Nargiz Absalamova — were not notified of the transfer beforehand.

Nargiz Absalamova, an imprisoned journalist from Abzas Media, has been awarded the Free Media Prize.

The two journalists from the South Caucasus were among the top three finalists for the prize.