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Explainer | Meydan TV becomes Azerbaijan’s latest independent media outlet to be repressed

On Sunday, at least seven more journalists were detained amid the ongoing crackdown on free media in Azerbaijan.

Explainer | Meydan TV becomes Azerbaijan’s latest independent media outlet to be repressed

By Aytan Farhadova

On Sunday, at least seven more journalists were detained amid the ongoing crackdown on free media in Azerbaijan.

Police detain remaining Meydan TV journalists in Azerbaijan

All six journalists working at the Baku office of independent media outlet Meydan TV have been detained by police.

Police detain remaining Meydan TV journalists in Azerbaijan

All six journalists working at the Baku office of independent media outlet Meydan TV have been detained by police.

OC Media founder Mariam Nikuradze ‘on police wanted list’

Nikuradze’s reporting from every demonstration in Tbilisi since Georgia’s EU U-turn on 28 November. 

OC Media founder Mariam Nikuradze ‘on police wanted list’

Nikuradze’s reporting from every demonstration in Tbilisi since Georgia’s EU U-turn on 28 November. 

Tbilisi Court rules in favour of extraditing jailed Azerbaijani journalist

The decision caps off a tumultuous legal case that has been subject to numerous appeals.

Tbilisi Court rules in favour of extraditing jailed Azerbaijani journalist

The decision caps off a tumultuous legal case that has been subject to numerous appeals.

Armenian Defence Ministry calls on media not to cite foreign reports of weapons deliveries

It came after news broke that the first deliveries of an Indian missile system had been dispatched to Armenia.

Armenian Defence Ministry calls on media not to cite foreign reports of weapons deliveries

It came after news broke that the first deliveries of an Indian missile system had been dispatched to Armenia.

Explainer | One year on in Azerbaijan’s crackdown on independent media

The raid on AbzasMedia’s offices in November 2023 was just the first of a series of raids and detentions on independent media outlets in Azerbaijan.

Explainer | One year on in Azerbaijan’s crackdown on independent media

By Aytan Farhadova

The raid on AbzasMedia’s offices in November 2023 was just the first of a series of raids and detentions on independent media outlets in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani journalists denied accreditation, prevented from interviewing Aliyevs at COP29

Independent Azerbaijani journalists faced red tape, threats, and outright rejection when trying to cover COP29.

Azerbaijani journalists denied accreditation, prevented from interviewing Aliyevs at COP29

Independent Azerbaijani journalists faced red tape, threats, and outright rejection when trying to cover COP29.

ECHR registers case against Georgia’s foreign agent law

The parliamentary majority passed the foreign agent law on 28 May amid several weeks of mass protests.

ECHR registers case against Georgia’s foreign agent law

The parliamentary majority passed the foreign agent law on 28 May amid several weeks of mass protests.

Czech journalist ‘detained’ in airport ahead of Georgian elections

Baseley is expected to be deported back to the Czech Republic on the first available flight. 

Czech journalist ‘detained’ in airport ahead of Georgian elections

Baseley is expected to be deported back to the Czech Republic on the first available flight. 

Georgian Constitutional Court declines to suspend foreign agent law

Two of the eight judges dissented from the majority opinion, having supported the suspension of the law.

Georgian Constitutional Court declines to suspend foreign agent law

Two of the eight judges dissented from the majority opinion, having supported the suspension of the law.