
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.

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

Both journalists have been detained as part of the case against Meydan TV.

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.

Polad Aslanov went on hunger strike after being refused medical examinations.

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

Prison authorities have yet to approve his hunger strike request.