Azerbaijan
RFE/RL Takes Action In Azerbaijan
RFE/RL has closed its Baku bureau, after Azeri authorities sealed the office shut last December in connection with a government-led campaign against foreign organizations.
Azeri Journalist’s Jail Sentence Extended on Eve of European Games
An Azeri court ruled on May 14 to extend the imprisonment of Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor who was jailed last December in what is widely viewed…
Imprisoned Azerbaijani Journalist Khadija Ismayilova Wins PEN Award
Jailed Azerbaijani investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova has been awarded PEN American Center’s 2015 Barbara Goldsmith Freedom To Write Award, given annually to “an imprisoned writer persecuted for…
Azerbaijan Ratchets Up Pressure on Ismayilova
In unscheduled, snap proceedings today, the Baku City Nasimi District Court extended investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova’s pre-trial detention for an additional two months, until May 24.
UPDATE: Azeri Authorities Renew Attacks Against RFE/RL Journalists
RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports that authorities in the country took several actions against its journalists today, continuing a string of attacks that began in December last year.
Azerbaijan Doubles Journalist’s Jail Time
An Azeri court on January 27 extended the pre-trial detention of independent journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova for an additional two months, in a decision that ignores international condemnation…
RFE/RL Journalists Rounded Up in Baku
Journalists with RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reported today that police are pursuing them individually, going directly to their homes to take them in for questioning following a raid on the service’s…
Azerbaijan Raids RFE/RL Baku Bureau
The Baku bureau of RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service has been sealed shut following a raid this morning by police and investigators from the state prosecutor’s office that appears to be intended…
Azerbaijan Jails Khadija Ismayilova
Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent investigative journalist who contributes to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, has been sentenced by a court in Baku to two months of pretrial detention on charges of causing…
Azerbaijan Bars Journalist from Testifying on Corruption
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) urged Azerbaijan to respect the work of independent journalists in remarks made on Capitol Hill yesterday.