Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday
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CATEGORY: Azerbaijan News
Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer released
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.
Azerbaijan: Journalist Seymur Hezi marks one year in prison
On the anniversary of Azerbaijani journalist Seymur Hezi’s sentencing to five years imprisonment for “aggravated hooliganism,” the country
Azerbaijan: Anniversary of journalist’s arrest highlights unprecedented repression in 2015
Award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained on 5 December 2014.
Flag Day: The illusion of progress in Azerbaijan
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
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...
Azerbaijan detains journalist Ahmed Mukhtar
Freelance journalist Ahmed Mukhtar was detained at 7pm Friday 18 September in Azerbaijan
Suffocating free expression: Azerbaijani journalist faces 7 years and 6 months in prison
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing of Khadija Ismayilova
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.
Azerbaijan: Prosecutors seeking long sentences for Leyla and Arif Yunus
Prosecutors in the case against Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus have asked the court to sentence the couple to 11 and 9 years respectively
Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan
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.
