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 investigation against Netzpolitik.org for treason and their unknown sources is an attack against the free press.
Prosecutors in the case against Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus have asked the court to sentence the couple to 11 and 9 years respectively
The Sport for Rights Coalition calls on the international community to immediately and publicly condemn the government of Azerbaijan’s actions and take concrete steps to support Azerbaijani civil society.
Host Al Murray was joined by a stellar line-up of stand-up comics before a sell-out crowd of 900
Index calls on Azerbaijan’s government to drop all charges against investigative journalist who has been in detention since December 2014
Free expression is not a “nice-to-have” add-on, a mere luxury principle tacked on the end of other more basic rights
Serbia’s unique Commission for Investigating Killings of Journalists has come a long way. But founder and chairman, journalist Veran Matic, is paying a high price for justice: he lives under 24/7 police protection
Leyla and Arif Yunus have been detained for almost a year on what is widely recognised as politically motived charges
95 lawyers from 24 countries call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev. He has been in jail in Azerbaijan since 8 August 2014.