{"items":"\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31690\" class=\"xts-post post-31690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-520x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31520\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-520x260.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGeorgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA Tbilisi court has ordered the Georgian television channel Formula to pay a prominent film director 10,000 lari (\u00a32,900; $3,810) after upholding a defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.\n\n\n\nThe lawsuit, filed by filmmaker Goga Khaindrava, concerned an investigative report aired in...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31686\" class=\"xts-post post-31686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThree jailed Azerbaijani activists have condemned President Ilham Aliyev's \"one-man system\" during their final courtroom speeches in Baku, as a controversial media trial nears its conclusion.\n\n\n\nThe defendants, associated with the independent online channel Toplum TV, are among nine people facing...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31673\" class=\"xts-post post-31673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-lawyers-demand-acquittal-as-azerbaijan-media-trial-wraps-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-lawyers-demand-acquittal-as-azerbaijan-media-trial-wraps-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tDefence lawyers in Azerbaijan have called for the acquittal of independent journalists and activists as closing arguments concluded in the high-profile Toplum TV trial on Monday.\n\n\n\nThe trial of 10 defendants associated with the independent outlet Toplum TV and the Institute...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31677\" class=\"xts-post post-31677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-520x325.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31679\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-520x325.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999.jpeg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has sentenced popular TikTok influencer Ilduze Hajiyeva to five years and two months in prison over a fatal car crash in Baku.\n\n\n\nHajiyeva, known online to her followers as \"Arzum 9999\", was convicted of violating traffic safety regulations...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31682\" class=\"xts-post post-31682 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31330\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe trial of 12 Azerbaijani journalists linked to the independent outlet Meydan TV has restarted under a new panel of judges after the previous presiding judge was promoted.\n\n\n\nPresiding judge Zaur Hajiyev took over the case at the Baku Grave Crimes...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31667\" class=\"xts-post post-31667 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-520x347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31669\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani authorities have blocked access to OC Media, an independent regional news website, in the latest restriction of non-state media in the country.\n\n\n\nReaders across Azerbaijan reported being unable to access the Tbilisi-based English-language platform without a Virtual Private Network (VPN)...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31663\" class=\"xts-post post-31663 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-520x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30583\" alt=\"AbzasMedia\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia.avif 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, amid calls from jailed journalists to address the country's human rights record.\n\n\n\nThe one-on-one meeting took place on 1 July following Mrs von der Leyen's arrival...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31659\" class=\"xts-post post-31659 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA defence lawyer in the trial of independent Azerbaijani journalists and activists linked to Toplum TV has said it would be \"highly naive\" to expect a fair verdict from the court.\n\n\n\nFuad Agayev, representing prominent opposition figure Akif Gurbanov, made the...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31655\" class=\"xts-post post-31655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-520x292.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31437\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-520x292.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev.png 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani democracy activist Ramil Babayev has spent his 29th birthday in custody, more than two years after his arrest in a controversial crackdown on independent media.\n\n\n\nBabayev, an employee of the Baku-based Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI), was detained on 6...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31650\" class=\"xts-post post-31650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31652\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tX\u0259b\u0259rl\u0259r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNew media body will tighten state control, watchdog warns\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA global press freedom watchdog has warned that a proposed law to establish a media super-regulator in Azerbaijan will tighten state control over the country's remaining independent digital spaces.\n\n\n\nThe bill, which is expected to be debated in parliament on 30...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t","status":"have-posts","nextPage":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/tag\/editor\/page\/3\/?xts_ajax=1","currentPage":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/tag\/editor\/page\/2"}