Azerbaijan
US, EU Oppose Azerbaijani Plans to Drop RFE, VOA, BBC
The United States and Europe are reacting with concern to Azerbaijan’s proposal to discontinue local radio broadcasts of international media such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Voice of…
Reporters Attacked in Azerbaijan
Incited by local police, a mob attacked two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists as they were reporting from a local market in Azerbaijan’s lawless Nakhichevan province.
Azeri Reporter Wins Top Prize
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Babek Bekir, who recently produced a series of groundbreaking reports on the Azerbaijani drug trade, is being honored today with that country’s most prestigious journalism…
RFE/RL Azerbaijan Service Wins “Most Successful Media” Award
The Azerbaijani Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty today was named “Most Successful Media Organization of the Year,” by Women’s Media Watch, an organization of women journalists in Baku.
RFE/RL Azerbaijan Correspondent Released, But Faces Troubling New Charges
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty remains deeply concerned about the fate of RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service correspondent Ilgar Nasibov, who had new libel allegations leveled against him during a court hearing today,…
Police Detain Wife of Imprisoned RFE/RL Correspondent in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani police today detained Malahat Nasibova, wife of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov who was summarily arrested, sentenced without counsel and taken to prison yesterday in Nakhchivan,…
RFE/RL Correspondent Tricked into Jail in Azerbaijan
A correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Ilgar Nasibov, was tricked into appearing in court today where he was arrested and taken away to an unknown location in Nakhchivan, the…
RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service Launches Live Talk Shows
RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service launched two live daily talk programs on March 5 on its new FM frequency.
RFE/RL, VOA Azerbaijani Radio Broadcasts Debut on FM in Baku
On January 1, 2007, the Azerbaijani-language services of both Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (which is known locally as Radio Azadliq) and the Voice of America launched a new 24/7 FM…
Year-Long Legal Ordeal Ends for RFE/RL Reporter in Azerbaijan
All legal charges were dropped today against an RFE/RL regional correspondent in Azerbaijan after a year-long ordeal that took the case all the way to the national Supreme Court in…