Azerbaijan
ECHR fines Azerbaijan for violating freedom of expression
According to the ruling, Azerbaijan should pay €4,500 ($4,700) in non-pecuniary damages and €2,000 ($2,100) in costs.
Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan continues media crackdown — Turan and BBC Azerbaijan forced to close offices
Yesterday, Azerbaijan's first independent media outlet, Turan, announced it would be closing its office due to financial problems.
Georgia
Georgian Public Defender’s office warns of ‘sudden medical complications’ in Afgan Sadigov case
The detained Azerbaijani journalist has been on hunger strike for over 140 days in protest against his pending extradition to Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan
Another journalist arrested as Azerbaijan’s media crackdown continues
Journalist Shamshad Aghayev was detained on charges of smuggling as part of the ongoing Meydan TV case.
Afgan Sadigov
Azerbaijani journalist detained by Georgia begins dry hunger strike
Afgan Sadigov, who is currently awaiting extradition to Azerbaijan, has been on hunger strike for more than 130 days.
Afgan Sadigov
ECHR reportedly temporarily bars Georgia from extraditing Sadigov to Azerbaijan
Sadigov has been on a hunger strike for around 120 days in his own form of protest.
Analysis
Explainer | Meydan TV becomes Azerbaijan’s latest independent media outlet to be repressed
Azerbaijan’s crackdown on independent media continues with the arrest of seven of Meydan TV’s journalists and freelancers on charges of smuggling and supporting Armenia. The campaign against Meydan TV began on 6 December with the arrest of journalist Ramin Jabrayilzada, also known as Deko. According to Jabrayilzada’s lawyer, Nemat Karimov, his client was stopped on his way home from the airport. Police confiscated his funds and claimed he had brought an illicit amount of currency into th
