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Azerbaijani Talysh journalist detained
An Azerbaijani journalist was arrested yesterday on charges of illegal possession of drugs. Hilal Mamedov, a member of the Talysh ethnic minority, is the editor-in-chief of Talysh language newspaper Tolishi Sado (Voice of Talysh). A Baku court...
Azerbaijan: Photojournalist released
On the evening of 13 June, Azerbaijani photojournalist Mehman Huseynov was released after being detained the previous day. He was arrested after being accused of insulting policemen and charged with "hooliganism", a regular tactic used by...
Azerbaijan: Correspondent for Iranian media sentenced to two years in prison
A journalist and government critic has been sentenced to two years in prison in Azerbaijan. Anar Bayramli, a correspondent for two Iranian media outlets, was sentenced for a drug possession charge following a controversial court case which was said...
Azerbaijan: Outspoken blogger released
An Azerbaijani blogger who had spent 15 months in prison for criticising the government was granted an early release by the supreme court on Monday. Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was arrested in March 2011 after calling on social networks for an...
Eurovision winner Loreen speaks out for human rights as Azerbaijan petition approaches 4,000 signatures
The landslide winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden’s Loreen, has thwarted Azerbaijan’s attempts to use the competition to whitewash its record on free speech
Eurovision mired in deeper controversy by further clampdowns on dissent in Baku
Police in Azerbaijan crack down on a protest in Baku ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision glitter must not blind us to human rights abuses in Azerbaijan
As we approach tomorrow’s Eurovision song contest in Azerbaijan, Index CEO Kirsty Hughes asks if the event will shine a light on the country’s atrocious human rights record
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AND: Eurovision mired in deeper controversy by further clampdown on dissent in Baku
Azerbaijan facing the music thanks to Eurovision
Song contest puts focus on human rights.
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Iran: Two Azerbaijani writers missing
The whereabouts of two Azerbaijani writers remains unknown, after they were allegedly kidnapped in Iran. Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were reportedly set upon by eight men in civilian dress as their bus arrived from Tehran into Tabriz, in...
The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.