Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan announces ‘largest amnesty’ to-date covering 20,000 people
Azerbaijan regularly issues amnesties to commemorate public holidays.
Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown
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Azerbaijan
ECHR fines Azerbaijan for 2013 crackdown on Azadlig newspaper
The court found Azerbaijan had violated the newspaper’s freedom of expression.
Azerbaijan
Euronews opens office in Baku despite crackdown on local and international media
Investigative journalists have linked the main shareholder of Euronews to Hungarian President and close Azerbaijani ally Viktor Orbán.
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.
Azerbaijan
A generation under pressure — the future of activism in Azerbaijan
Despite the risks, a new generation of activists are continuing to raise their voices, from advocating for peace to protecting women’s rights.
Freedom of the Press
Ivanishvili and Aliyev named ‘press freedom predators’ by RSF
The two were included in a list of 34 other freedom predators by the organisation.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan says BBC affiliate is working in the country illegally
BBC Azerbaijan was ordered by the government to close earlier in 2025 as part of the ongoing crackdown on independent media.
