As Azerbaijan celebrates its sovereignty, here’s a reminder to the country’s leaders of the glaring improvements needed before they can earn their stripes
Flag Day: The illusion of progress in Azerbaijan
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Rebecca Vincent: Azerbaijan prepares for election after locking up critics
Azerbaijani citizens are set to go to the polls this Sunday to vote for their representatives in 125 parliamentary districts, but this process will be far from democratic. This country has not held a democratic election for more than 20 years, and...
Azerbaijan detains journalist Ahmed Mukhtar
Freelance journalist Ahmed Mukhtar was detained at 7pm Friday 18 September in Azerbaijan
Coalition calls for release of detained journalist
Index on Censorship condemns Azerbaijan’s pressure on independent media
Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights coalition condemns sentencing of journalist Khadija Ismayilova
The Sport for Rights coalition strongly condemns the sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova to a staggering 7.5 years in jail.
Suffocating free expression: Azerbaijani journalist faces 7 years and 6 months in prison
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing of Khadija Ismayilova
Sport for Rights coalition condemns conviction of human rights defenders
Index on Censorship joins rights groups in condemning the conviction and harsh sentencing of human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus.
Azerbaijan’s authorities reach new low in sentencing of Leyla and Arif Yunus
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Leyla and Arif Yunus to 8.5 and 7 years in prison, respectively. The ongoing and capricious judicial harassment of Azerbaijan’s civil society by the government of President Ilham Aliyev has reached a new low.
Azerbaijan: Journalist Rasim Aliyev murdered as human rights crackdown continues
Index on Censorship condemns the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev
Leyla Yunus: “They’re planning to wipe us out”
Leyla Yunus, who is currently on trial on spurious charges, warns that Azerbaijan’s government is targeting her and her husband, Arif, to instill fear in the country’s citizens.
The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.