Azerbaijan
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.
Azerbaijani Prosecutors Pursue “Absurd” Allegations Against Ismayilova
RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service journalist Khadija Ismayilova was questioned for the third consecutive day today by Azerbaijan’s General Prosecutor’s office, on allegations that she leaked state secrets to U.S. congressional aides…
Azerbaijan’s “Spy Network” Charge Escalates Pressure On RFE/RL Journalists
Two Radio Azadliq journalists, already under pressure by Azerbaijan’s government, are accused of espionage.
Azerbaijani Press Launches New Attacks On Khadija Ismayilova
Azerbaijan has ratcheted up its invective against investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, attacking her integrity and accusing her of being a “slave” to the U.S.
Threats Escalate Against RFE/RL’s Azeri Reporter Ismayilova
RFE/RL calls upon the Azerbaijani government to investigate a blackmail and intimidation campaign against investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
RFE/RL Reports Interference With Its Signal To Azerbaijan
RFE/RL has documented a pattern of disruption of its satellite news programming to Azerbaijan that could indicate a new level of deliberate interference, a practice known as jamming.