Azerbaijan: Authorities Jail Another Journalist, WPF Demands Shahnaz Baylargizi is Freed
WPF strongly condemns the detention of journalist Shahnaz Baylargizi. The latest in the alarming state crackdown on independent media in the country.
Azerbaijan: WPF Condemns Authorities' Harassment of VOA Reporter Ulviyya Ali
Voice of America reporter Ulviyya Ali has been banned from travel after police interrogation over the MeydanTV case—despite having no ties to the outlet.
Azerbaijan: Authorities Bar Journalist Khanum Mustafayeva from Leaving the Country
Khanum Mustafayeva was barred from leaving Azerbaijan without explanation. Authorities at Baku airport cited a travel ban by the Ministry of Internal Affairs but gave no reasons.
Azerbaijan: Authorities Continue to Target Independent Media, Detaining Meydan TV Journalists
Multiple journalists from independent outlet Meydan TV including Khayala Agayeva, Aynur Elgunesh, Aysel Umudova and others, detained by Azerbaijani authorities.
Azerbaijan: State Crackdown on Independent Media Intensifies as Abzas Media Journalists Endure Abuse in Prison
As the Baku hosts world leaders at COP29, wrongfully jailed Abzas Media journalists Sevinj Vagifqizi, Elnara Gasimova, & Nargiz Absalamova are assaulted in ther detention center.
Azerbaijan: Aytaj Tapdyg and Khayala Agaeva Detained at COP29 Protest
Journalists Aytaj Tapdyg and Khayala Agaeva were briefly detained & forcibly removed while covering a COP29 protest in Baku.
Azerbaijan: Women Press Freedom Condemns Detention of Shahla Karim Amid Escalating Repression of Independent Media
WPF condemns Karim's detention and demands an end to the state’s persecution of journalists and activists.