{"id":22946,"date":"2020-05-08T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/space.xtemos.com\/demo\/charon\/?page_id=1055"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:29:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22946\" class=\"elementor elementor-22946\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab836f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"cab836f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-denied-medical-care-amnesty-warns\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\">Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijan politician rejects National Salvation narrative\">Jailed Azerbaijan politician rejects National Salvation narrative<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? 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Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" title=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" title=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\">Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" title=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\">Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div 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postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\">Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-150x150.webp\" 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Azerbaijan journalist Farid Mehralizade marks two years in custody\">Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Farid Mehralizade marks two years in custody<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 2, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fatim\u0259-Movlamli-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Imprisoned Azerbaijan journalist Fatima Movlamli urges children to seek truth\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" title=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\">Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" title=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 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Meydan TV trial\">Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" title=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\">AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" title=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\">Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\">Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 3, 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sentence\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" title=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t5:00 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jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" title=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t3:49 pm\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t3:12 pm\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\">Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t1:43 pm\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t12:50 pm\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" title=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\">AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-time\" 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xts-animation-fast xts_delay_100 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4292dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pace.coe.int\/en\/news\/9341\/azerbaijan-s-delegation-challenged-at-opening-of-pace-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ev\u0259z-Zeynalli.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ev\u0259z-Zeynalli.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ev\u0259z-Zeynalli-520x293.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e68ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e68ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/calls-for-release-as-journalist-ev%c9%99z-zeynalli-diagnosed-with-late-stage-cancer\/\">Avaz Zeynalli was diagnosed with cancer while in detention <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8729a9b xts-scheme-inherit xts-textalign-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8729a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avaz Zeynalli, imprisoned founder of \u201cXural TV\u201d media, has been diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer, with the disease having spread to his liver. This critical update on his health was shared by his wife, Malahat Zeynall\u0131, via social media and confirmed by medical sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-244c8db\" data-id=\"244c8db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb8681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-amox-grid\" data-id=\"4eb8681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"upk-amox-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-amox-grid-container upk-ajax-grid\" data-loadmore=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-amox-grid upk-ajax-grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nargiz_Absalamova.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-court-sentences-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-to-eight-years\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\">Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award.png 824w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijans-exiled-meydan-tv-and-abzasmedia-win-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-denied-medical-care-amnesty-warns\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\">Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov.jpeg 824w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov-520x292.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-plans-powerful-new-media-regulator-to-merge-existing-watchdogs\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\">Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing 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Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"upk-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" title=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" title=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\">Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" title=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\">Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" title=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\">AI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" title=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\">Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\">Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 3, 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\/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-plans-powerful-new-media-regulator-to-merge-existing-watchdogs\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\">Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" title=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" title=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\">Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 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aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" 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Meydan TV trial\">Azerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" title=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\">Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\">Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 3, 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67977eba\" data-id=\"67977eba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bb1800 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-featured-list\" data-id=\"38bb1800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"upk-featured-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-list upk-featured-style-1 upk-ajax-grid\" data-loadmore=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-list upk-featured-style-1 upk-ajax-grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nargiz_Absalamova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-court-sentences-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-to-eight-years\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\">Azerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 19, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijans-exiled-meydan-tv-and-abzasmedia-win-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 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aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns\">Jailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty warns<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-plans-powerful-new-media-regulator-to-merge-existing-watchdogs\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\">Azerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/salvation-or-authoritarian-revenge-azerbaijans-unfinished-democratic-transformation\/\" title=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\">Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" title=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\">Jailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" title=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\">Azerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 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aria-label=\"CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\">CPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 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class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-detains-journalist-afgan-sadygov-after-extortion-case-reopened\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened\">Azerbaijan detains journalist Afgan Sadygov after extortion case reopened<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div 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postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\">Meydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\">Jailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-featured-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-separator=\"\/\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 3, 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