{"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\/toplum-tv-case-azerbaijani-activist-akif-gurbanov-rejects-charges-in-court\/\" title=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\">Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court<\/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\tJuly 21, 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\/2025\/04\/Aytac-Tapdiq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\" \/>\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\/rsf-demands-release-of-jailed-azerbaijani-journalist-over-health-fears\/\" title=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\">RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears<\/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\tJuly 21, 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infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\/azerbaijans-new-social-media-rules-build-control-infrastructure-expert-warns\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\tJuly 17, 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demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\">CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig<\/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\tJuly 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\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" 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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\tJuly 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\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\" \/>\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-lawyers-demand-acquittal-as-azerbaijan-media-trial-wraps-up\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\/12\/meydantv-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\">Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\/AbzasMedia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" \/>\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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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\tJuly 1, 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 trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\" \/>\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-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" title=\"Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\">Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought<\/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\tJuly 1, 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=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\" \/>\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-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\">Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison<\/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 29, 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\/reporters-without-border-logo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"New media body will tighten state control, watchdog 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\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" title=\"New media body will tighten state control, watchdog warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"New media body will tighten state control, watchdog warns\">New media body will tighten state control, watchdog 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 29, 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4cae9e elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijans-new-social-media-rules-build-control-infrastructure-expert-warns\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\tJuly 17, 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\tJuly 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\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" \/>\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\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" title=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\">Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director<\/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\tJuly 15, 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: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" \/>\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-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\">Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end<\/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\tJuly 13, 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Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\/12\/meydantv-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\">Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\/AbzasMedia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" \/>\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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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\tJuly 1, 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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sought<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddcf0cb elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"ddcf0cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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title=\"Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter\">Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter<\/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\tJuly 21, 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\t2:45 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\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\" \/>\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-journalist-on-dry-hunger-strike-over-letter-to-eu-chief\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\">Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief<\/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 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-case-azerbaijani-activist-akif-gurbanov-rejects-charges-in-court\/\" title=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\">Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court<\/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\tJuly 21, 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\t2:41 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aytac-Tapdiq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\" \/>\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\/rsf-demands-release-of-jailed-azerbaijani-journalist-over-health-fears\/\" title=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears\">RSF demands release of jailed Azerbaijani journalist over health fears<\/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\tJuly 21, 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\t2:38 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 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: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\" \/>\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-opposition-leader-accuses-baku-of-seeking-to-control-judiciary-and-media\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\">Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media<\/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\tJuly 20, 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\t9:10 am\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\/2026\/07\/Arzu-Geybulla-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\/azerbaijans-new-social-media-rules-build-control-infrastructure-expert-warns\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\tJuly 17, 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\t9:01 am\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\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" \/>\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-demands-medical-care-for-jailed-azerbaijani-journalist-aytaj-tapdig\/\" title=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\">CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig<\/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\tJuly 16, 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\t12:16 am\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\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" \/>\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\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" title=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\">Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director<\/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\tJuly 15, 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\t11:01 am\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: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" \/>\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-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\">Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end<\/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\tJuly 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\t7:04 am\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: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\" \/>\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-lawyers-demand-acquittal-as-azerbaijan-media-trial-wraps-up\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\t11:38 am\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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\t5:53 am\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-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\t5:57 am\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\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\">Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\t4:26 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\/AbzasMedia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" \/>\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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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 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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 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crackdown in prison letter\">Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter<\/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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yashar-Aghazadeh.jpg 1080w\" 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-azerbaijani-journalist-on-dry-hunger-strike-over-letter-to-eu-chief\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief\">Jailed Azerbaijani journalist on dry hunger strike over letter to EU chief<\/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=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\" srcset=\"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-520x317.png 520w, 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: 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\/toplum-tv-case-azerbaijani-activist-akif-gurbanov-rejects-charges-in-court\/\" title=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court\">Toplum TV case: Azerbaijani activist Akif Gurbanov rejects charges in court<\/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=\"330\" 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alt=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" \/>\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-demands-medical-care-for-jailed-azerbaijani-journalist-aytaj-tapdig\/\" title=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\">CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig<\/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\tJuly 16, 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aria-label=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\">Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director<\/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\tJuly 15, 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: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" \/>\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-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\">Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end<\/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\tJuly 13, 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Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\/12\/meydantv-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC 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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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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\tJuly 1, 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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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\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\" \/>\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-opposition-leader-accuses-baku-of-seeking-to-control-judiciary-and-media\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media\">Toplum TV: Opposition leader accuses Baku of seeking to control judiciary and media<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijans-new-social-media-rules-build-control-infrastructure-expert-warns\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\tJuly 17, 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\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" \/>\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-demands-medical-care-for-jailed-azerbaijani-journalist-aytaj-tapdig\/\" title=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig\">CPJ demands medical care for jailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Tapdig<\/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\tJuly 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\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" \/>\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\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" title=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\">Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director<\/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\tJuly 15, 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: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" \/>\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-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\">Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end<\/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\tJuly 13, 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Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\/12\/meydantv-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\">Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\/AbzasMedia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" \/>\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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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\tJuly 1, 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 trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\" \/>\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-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" title=\"Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\">Toplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/imprisoned-azerbaijani-journalist-condemns-media-crackdown-in-prison-letter\/\" title=\"Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter\">Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist condemns media crackdown in prison letter<\/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\tJuly 21, 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijans-new-social-media-rules-build-control-infrastructure-expert-warns\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert warns\">Azerbaijan&#8217;s new social media rules build &#8216;control infrastructure&#8217;, expert 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\tJuly 17, 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\tJuly 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\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" \/>\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\/georgian-tv-channel-formula-fined-over-defamation-of-film-director\/\" title=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director\">Georgian TV channel Formula fined over defamation of film director<\/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\tJuly 15, 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: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" \/>\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-azerbaijan-activists-condemn-one-man-rule-as-trial-nears-end\/\" title=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end\">Toplum TV: Azerbaijan activists condemn &#8216;one-man rule&#8217; as trial nears end<\/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\tJuly 13, 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Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up\">Toplum TV: Lawyers demand acquittal as Azerbaijan media trial wraps up<\/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\tJuly 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\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" \/>\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-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\">Azerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash<\/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\tJuly 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\/12\/meydantv-1-150x150.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" \/>\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-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\">Azerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges<\/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\tJuly 7, 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\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" \/>\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-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\">Azerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\/AbzasMedia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" \/>\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\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" title=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" aria-label=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\">EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas<\/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\tJuly 1, 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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sought<\/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\tJuly 1, 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5be1b7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"6a5be1b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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