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IRFS - Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety​

IRFS - Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety​

The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) appeal to the authorities of Azerbaijan with demand to solve the murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov and punish both the ones that ordered and executed the shocking crime committed 17 years ago – on March 2 2005. IRFS deem that one of the major critics of the present authorities, editor-in-chief of a popular independent publisher ‘Monitor’, killed with shots at door of his house, became the most symbolic victim of the independent journalism of Azerbaijan.

 
 

IRFS - Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety​

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Investigation Phase of the “AbzasMedia Case” Concludes

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Haji Valiyev Taken to Psychiatric Hospital During Detention

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Investigation Phase of the “AbzasMedia Case” Concludes

On May 16, a hearing was held at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes regarding the “AbzasMedia case.” During the session, presided over by Judge Rasim Sadigov, video footage recorded by the investigative team during the search of the organization’s...
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Relatives of Elvin Mustafayev Concerned After 8 Days Without News

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Teymur Karimov’s Prison Sentence Reduced by One Year

On May 15, 2025, the Baku Court of Appeal partially granted the petition submitted by the lawyer of Teymur Karimov, head of the internet television channel Kanal11. As a result, Karimov’s prison sentence was reduced from 8 years to 7...
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Haji Valiyev Taken to Psychiatric Hospital During Detention

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