Journalist and video-blogger Mehman Huseynov has been summoned and interviewed by Baku City Main Police Department, as reported by Huseynov himself. Mehman Huseynov said he had been told ‘fairy tales’ at the Department about unparalleled development in the country and been...

Baku Court of Appeal chaired by Judge Sarvat Huseynov heard the appeal filed by RFE/RL Inc. Company (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) against the ruling dated August 17 of Baku Administrative Economic Court #1 which has suspended the proceedings on Radio...

Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) discussed a draft resolution on “Cooperation between Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Republic and European Parliament” at its plenary meeting on September 30. Introducing the bill, Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament’s Committee on International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Samad Seyidov...

On September 30, Milli Majlis held a plenary meeting. Speaking at the meeting, MP Malahat Ibrahimgizi of ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) criticised online media for their content. The parliamentarian specifically complained about internet media Meydan TV and Facebook page named...

On September 29, lawyer Agil Layijov met with Azadliq newspaper’s arrested financial director Faig Amirli. According to the lawyer, the journalist suffers from health problems. “Faig Amirli has refused to testify before the investigating agency for the reason that the investigator...

According to writer Zumrud Yagmur, the sale of her novel, Country Name: 22 has been prohibited. The writer says one of her readers could not find a copy to buy in any of the bookshops which had been selling the book...

The Constitutional Referendum in Azerbaijan Lacks Credibility Restrictions on free expression, assembly and association and reports of ballot stuffing and vote fraud have undermined the credibility of Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Referendum, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) said today. The...

Whereas the Democracy for Azerbaijan welcomes the preliminary opinion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe of 21 September 2016 on Constitutional modifications proposed for vote in a referendum in Azerbaijan on 26 September, 2016 ; - AND regrets...

A referendum vote on proposed constitutional amendments took place on September 26. In spite of the National Election Commission’s declaration that the turnout was close to 70%, objective observations demonstrate clearly that the Azerbaijani citizens effectively boycotted this referendum. The information...

Musavat Party Central Election Headquarters considers that, the 26 September 2016 referendum was held in the atmosphere of absence of explanation of essence, necessity of suggested amendments and changes by the initiators of the draft without presenting it to the...