On 18 April, Index award-winner Idrak Abbasov was brutally attacked while he reported on the demolition of houses. Rebecca Vincent visited him at his home outside Baku
Azerbaijan: A visit with Idrak Abbasov
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CATEGORY: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Journalist Zaur Guliyev claims he was tortured in prison
An Azerbaijani journalist held in pre-trial detention since March claims he has been tortured. Zaur Guliyev, editor-in-chief of Xayal TV, was...
Azerbaijan: Journalists under attack
Last week Azerbaijani journalist and Index award-winner Idrak Abbasov was brutally assaulted. As the international media apply for Azerbaijani visas to cover the Eurovision Song Contest, local journalists continue to face intimidation. Celia Davies reports
Azerbaijan: Index calls on President to investigate brutal attack on journalist
ADVOCACY LETTER Dear President Aliyev, Re: The brutal attack on Idrak Abbasov and assault of four other journalists on 18 April 2012 The Azerbaijani...
PAST EVENT: 11 June: Focus on Azerbaijan – Silenced Voices
11 June: Focus on Azerbaijan – Silenced Voices
Azerbaijan must investigate attack on Index award winning journalist
Index on Censorship joins the call for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the brutal attack on investigative journalist...
Azerbaijan: Index award-winning journalist Idrak Abbasov brutally beaten
Azerbaijani journalist and Index award-winner Idrak Abbasov was brutally assaulted today and remains in hospital.
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Idrak Abbasov wins Guardian journalism award
Azerbaijani journalist Idrak Abbasov wins the journalism award, which recognises investigative journalism of dogged determination across a range of...
Azerbaijan’s silenced voices
As the international community looks forward to the Eurovision Song Contest, Azerbaijan is working hard to present itself as a modern, democratic country. But a new report from Index and partners paints a very different picture
Running Scared: Azerbaijan’s silenced voices
Read the full report: Running Scared: Azerbaijan's silenced voices This report is a publication of the International Partnership Group for...
Video: Rock star Yuri Shevchuk supports free expression in Azerbaijan
Russia’s music icon has spoken out in London ahead of the controversial Eurovision Song Contest. Tena Prelec reports
Azerbaijan: Musicians tortured
Two Azerbaijani musicians who insulted the country's president during a concert in Baku are said to have been tortured by police while in detention....
The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.
