Azerbaijan
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…
RFE/RL Caucasus Services Launch New Regional Discussion Program
The Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian broadcast services of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) are launching a new jointly produced, regional program designed to help bridge the divisions that exist among…
RFE/RL Reporters Run Afoul of Local Security Structures in Azerbaijan, North Ossetia
Correspondents with RFE/RL’s Russian and Azerbaijani Services have faced new harrassment by local law enforcement officials within the past week as a result of their coverage of the Caucasus region.