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Azerbaijan faces potential sanctions from the US House of Representatives over human rights violations and crackdowns on journalists and activists, prompting the release of an opposition figure and discussions between US and Azerbaijani officials.
[UPDATED 22.11.2023] On 21 November 21 Abzas Media chief editor, Sevinc Vaqifqizi, was detained at the Baku airport upon arrival. A day before, on 20 November 2023, journalist and executive director of Abzas Media, Ulvi Hasanli, was detained by the police. Both their apartments and the media’s newsroom were searched by police. Along with that, Hasanli's assistant Mahammad Kekalov, has been missing since Monday. The arrests follow the two journalists’ investigations into officials’ wealth. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the detention of these innocent journalis...
Journalist and his lawyer arrested - The main topic in Azeri social media is the arrest of journalist Avaz Zeynalov and his lawyer Elchin Sadigov.
Azerbaijan considered most homophobic country in Europe - In just two years, three people have been killed for being LGBTQ+.
First published on Mon 19 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT A leak of phone data suggests human rights lawyers, activists and dissidents across the globe were selected as possible candidates for invasive surveillance through their phones. Their mobile phone numbers appeared in leaked records, indicating they were selected prior to possible surveillance targeting by governmental clients of the Israeli company NSO Group, which developed the Pegasus spyware. Quick Guide Show What is in the data leak? The data leak is a list of more than 50,000 phone numbers that, since 2016, are believed to have been selected ...