{"id":23415,"date":"2022-04-18T21:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/?page_id=23415"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:21:01","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23415\" class=\"elementor elementor-23415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afd69d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"afd69d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a34a80\" data-id=\"2a34a80\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/is-prime-minister-ali-asadov-the-next-target-what-is-going-on-behind-the-scenes-with-his-business-empire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ali-Asadov.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ali-Asadov.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ali-Asadov-520x324.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ali-Asadov-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\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-e68a7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e68a7cb\" 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\/is-prime-minister-ali-asadov-the-next-target-what-is-going-on-behind-the-scenes-with-his-business-empire\/\">Is Prime Minister Ali Asadov the Next Target? What is Going on Behind the Scenes with His Business Empire<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360e124 xts-scheme-inherit xts-textalign-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"360e124\" 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>There has been a lot of talk in the news about Prime Minister Ali Asadov in Azerbaijan. On April 17 some news websites that support the government like Qafqazinfo started saying that Prime Minister Ali Asadov has a business empire. They said he owns a lot of buildings, restaurants and even a hotel in the capital city. They also said that Prime Minister Ali Asadov uses some of his journalists to leak secret information from meetings to hurt his political enemies or to take attention away from what he is doing.<\/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-6d16bd8\" data-id=\"6d16bd8\" 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-0f8e8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-amox-grid\" data-id=\"0f8e8f1\" 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 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 watchdogs<\/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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov.jpeg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Jailed Azerbaijan politician rejects National Salvation narrative\" 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\/jailed-azerbaijan-politician-rejects-national-salvation-narrative\/\" title=\"Jailed Azerbaijan politician rejects National Salvation narrative\" 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<\/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=\"637\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov.jpg\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Salvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-520x327.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/>\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\/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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xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-plans-powerful-new-media-regulator-to-merge-existing-watchdogs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-plans-powerful-new-media-regulator-to-merge-existing-watchdogs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan plans powerful new media regulator to merge existing watchdogs\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan\u2019s parliament is debating legislation to merge its media watchdogs into a single state regulator with sweeping powers to monitor digital content 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narrative\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition leader has rejected his country's official National Salvation Day, describing the 1993 political transition as an authoritarian comeback by Soviet-era elites.\n\n\n\nAkif Qurbanov, the speaker of the Third Republic Platform political movement, made the claims in an...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" 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height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-520x327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-520x327.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/salvation-or-authoritarian-revenge-azerbaijans-unfinished-democratic-transformation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/salvation-or-authoritarian-revenge-azerbaijans-unfinished-democratic-transformation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSalvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tBy Akif Qurbanov\n\n\n\nAkif Qurbanov, the spokesperson for the Third Republic Platform who is currently detained under the \"Toplum TV case,\" has written an article concerning National Salvation Day. We present the article, published by the Khar Center, in its original...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T15:09:25+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T15:09:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31573\" class=\"xts-post post-31573 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA jailed Azerbaijani journalist has written an open letter from prison strongly rejecting a prosecutor\u2019s demand for a 13-year sentence, saying that the state has effectively criminalised journalism.\n\n\n\nFarid Ismayilov, a reporter for the independent online media outlet Toplum TV, was...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T17:00:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T17:00:51+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31569\" class=\"xts-post post-31569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-520x292.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-520x292.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev.png 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani activist has accused a Baku detention centre's deputy head of brutal torture, systemic abuse of power, and using \"smart cameras\" to cover up beatings.\n\n\n\nRamil Babayev, a member of the independent Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI), smuggled a...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T16:43:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T16:43:51+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31565\" class=\"xts-post post-31565 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Azerbaijan to drop all charges against independent reporters and activists facing up to 16 years in prison.\n\n\n\nState prosecutors in Baku requested the heavy sentences on 8 June for nine people associated...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T15:49:10+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T15:49:11+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31561\" class=\"xts-post post-31561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani opposition activist has filed a court petition accusing police of failing to account for a laptop and 17,000 manats (\u00a37,800) in cash allegedly taken during his arrest.\n\n\n\nAkif Gurbanov, the head of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI) and...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T15:12:29+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T15:12:30+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31557\" class=\"xts-post post-31557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has replaced all three judges overseeing the landmark trial of 12 independent journalists and activists linked to the media outlet Meydan TV.\n\n\n\nThe decision to swap the entire panel at the Baku Grave Crimes Court has prompted warnings...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T13:43:38+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31553\" class=\"xts-post post-31553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31185\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Binagadi District Court in Baku ruled that Mr Sadygov, the editor-in-chief of the online news...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-09T12:50:27+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-09T12:50:28+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 9, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31549\" class=\"xts-post post-31549 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is consuming planetary resources at an unsustainable rate, a United Nations (UN) study has warned.\n\n\n\nThe report, by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), reveals that data centres now use more...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T16:55:08+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T16:55:09+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"11\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31545\" class=\"xts-post post-31545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMeydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has indefinitely postponed the trial of a group of independent journalists and activists linked to the media outlet Meydan TV, following the promotion of the presiding judge.\n\n\n\nThe Baku Grave Crimes Court on 5 June delayed the hearing,...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T12:53:46+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T12:53:47+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31539\" class=\"xts-post post-31539 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-520x293.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-520x293.webp 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tTwo independent Azerbaijani media outlets whose journalists face lengthy prison terms have been shortlisted for a prestigious international press freedom award.\n\n\n\nThe International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) named Meydan TV and AbzasMedia among 11 nominees for the...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" 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and penalise publishers.\n\n\n\nUnder the proposed amendments discussed by the parliamentary Human Rights Committee on Tuesday, the new Media...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T15:12:14+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T15:13:44+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31584\" class=\"xts-post post-31584 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov-520x292.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Akif-Gurbanov.jpeg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-politician-rejects-national-salvation-narrative\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-politician-rejects-national-salvation-narrative\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijan politician rejects National Salvation narrative\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition leader has rejected his country's official National Salvation Day, describing the 1993 political transition as an authoritarian comeback by Soviet-era elites.\n\n\n\nAkif Qurbanov, the speaker of the Third Republic Platform political movement, made the claims in an...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T15:10:06+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T15:11:26+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31578\" class=\"xts-post post-31578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-520x327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov-520x327.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Akif-Qurbanov.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/salvation-or-authoritarian-revenge-azerbaijans-unfinished-democratic-transformation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/salvation-or-authoritarian-revenge-azerbaijans-unfinished-democratic-transformation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSalvation, or Authoritarian Revenge? Azerbaijan&#8217;s Unfinished Democratic Transformation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tBy Akif Qurbanov\n\n\n\nAkif Qurbanov, the spokesperson for the Third Republic Platform who is currently detained under the \"Toplum TV case,\" has written an article concerning National Salvation Day. We present the article, published by the Khar Center, in its original...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T15:09:25+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 16, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T15:09:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31573\" class=\"xts-post post-31573 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-toplum-tv-journalist-rejects-proposed-13-year-sentence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Toplum TV journalist rejects proposed 13-year sentence\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA jailed Azerbaijani journalist has written an open letter from prison strongly rejecting a prosecutor\u2019s demand for a 13-year sentence, saying that the state has effectively criminalised journalism.\n\n\n\nFarid Ismayilov, a reporter for the independent online media outlet Toplum TV, was...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T17:00:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 13, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time 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https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev.png 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-activist-accuses-prison-deputy-of-brutal-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani activist accuses prison deputy of brutal abuse\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani activist has accused a Baku detention centre's deputy head of brutal torture, systemic abuse of power, and using \"smart cameras\" to cover up beatings.\n\n\n\nRamil Babayev, a member of the independent Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI), smuggled a...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T16:43:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T16:43:51+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31565\" class=\"xts-post post-31565 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/cpj-condemns-16-year-jail-demands-for-azerbaijans-toplum-tv-journalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCPJ condemns 16-year jail demands for Azerbaijan&#8217;s Toplum TV journalists\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Azerbaijan to drop all charges against independent reporters and activists facing up to 16 years in prison.\n\n\n\nState prosecutors in Baku requested the heavy sentences on 8 June for nine people associated...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T15:49:10+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T15:49:11+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31561\" class=\"xts-post post-31561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijan-activist-accuses-police-of-taking-7800-cash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Detained Azerbaijan activist accuses police of taking \u00a37,800 cash\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani opposition activist has filed a court petition accusing police of failing to account for a laptop and 17,000 manats (\u00a37,800) in cash allegedly taken during his arrest.\n\n\n\nAkif Gurbanov, the head of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI) and...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T15:12:29+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T15:12:30+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31557\" class=\"xts-post post-31557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-replaces-entire-judicial-panel-in-meydan-tv-trial\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan replaces entire judicial panel in Meydan TV trial\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has replaced all three judges overseeing the landmark trial of 12 independent journalists and activists linked to the media outlet Meydan TV.\n\n\n\nThe decision to swap the entire panel at the Baku Grave Crimes Court has prompted warnings...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T13:43:38+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31553\" class=\"xts-post post-31553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Afgan-Sadigov.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31185\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Binagadi District Court in Baku ruled that Mr Sadygov, the editor-in-chief of the online news...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-09T12:50:27+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-09T12:50:28+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 9, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31549\" class=\"xts-post post-31549 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-520x317.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/toplum_tv.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/ai-data-centres-risk-creating-global-water-and-land-crisis-un-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI data centres risk creating global water and land crisis, UN warns\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is consuming planetary resources at an unsustainable rate, a United Nations (UN) study has warned.\n\n\n\nThe report, by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), reveals that data centres now use more...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T16:55:08+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T16:55:09+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"11\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31545\" class=\"xts-post post-31545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/meydan-tv-journalists-trial-postponed-indefinitely-after-judge-promoted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMeydan TV journalists&#8217; trial postponed indefinitely after judge promoted\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has indefinitely postponed the trial of a group of independent journalists and activists linked to the media outlet Meydan TV, following the promotion of the presiding judge.\n\n\n\nThe Baku Grave Crimes Court on 5 June delayed the hearing,...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T12:53:46+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T12:53:47+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31539\" class=\"xts-post post-31539 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-520x293.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-520x293.webp 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IPI-IMS-Awards-horizontal-3-scaled-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijani-outlets-shortlisted-for-global-press-freedom-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijani outlets shortlisted for global press freedom award\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tTwo independent Azerbaijani media outlets whose journalists face lengthy prison terms have been shortlisted for a prestigious international press freedom award.\n\n\n\nThe International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) named Meydan TV and AbzasMedia among 11 nominees for the...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-27750\" alt=\"Farid Ismayilov\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/farid-520x313.webp 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/farid-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/farid.webp 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-journalist-farid-mehralizade-marks-two-years-in-custody\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-journalist-farid-mehralizade-marks-two-years-in-custody\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijan journalist Farid Mehralizade marks two years in custody\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist has marked two years in detention by releasing a rare account of life inside the country\u2019s prison system.\n\n\n\nFarid Mehralizade, an economist and reporter for Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (RFE\/RL), was arrested on 30 May 2024 as...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fatim\u0259-Movlamli-520x293.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fatim\u0259-Movlamli-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fatim\u0259-Movlamli-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fatim\u0259-Movlamli.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/imprisoned-azerbaijan-journalist-fatima-movlamli-urges-children-to-seek-truth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/imprisoned-azerbaijan-journalist-fatima-movlamli-urges-children-to-seek-truth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tImprisoned Azerbaijan journalist Fatima Movlamli urges children to seek truth\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist has urged the country's children to \"seek the truth\" and question government narratives, in a letter published on International Children's Day.\n\n\n\nFatima Movlamli, who is currently being held at a Baku detention facility under the controversial \"Meydan...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url 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reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/mahammad-mirzali-nine-on-trial-in-france-over-plot-to-kill-azerbaijani-blogger\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/mahammad-mirzali-nine-on-trial-in-france-over-plot-to-kill-azerbaijani-blogger\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMahammad Mirzali: Nine on trial in France over plot to kill Azerbaijani blogger\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA trial has opened in the French city of Rennes of nine men accused of plotting to murder Mahammad Mirzali, a prominent Azerbaijani blogger and critic of his country's government.\n\n\n\nMirzali, who was granted political asylum in France, survived a 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https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/formula_zpdqq8uie2zo9vg-800x400-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/georgia-fines-opposition-tv-channel-formula-over-anti-government-language\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/georgia-fines-opposition-tv-channel-formula-over-anti-government-language\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGeorgia fines opposition TV channel Formula over anti-government language\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tGeorgia's state media regulator has fined the opposition-leaning television channel Formula for breaching impartiality standards, in the first such sanction under controversial new broadcasting laws.\n\n\n\nThe Communications Commission (ComCom) ordered the station to pay 2,500 lari (\u00a3740; $940) following a monitoring...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/iran-state-media-chief-summoned-over-photos-of-unveiled-woman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/iran-state-media-chief-summoned-over-photos-of-unveiled-woman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIran state media chief summoned over photos of unveiled woman\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe head of Iran's official state news agency has been summoned to court after the outlet published photographs of a Tehran woman without a mandatory headscarf.\n\n\n\nThe Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) published a photo-documentary on its website showcasing the story...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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id=\"post-31508\" class=\"xts-post post-31508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth--520x292.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth--520x292.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth--768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth-.jpeg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijani-judges-storm-out-of-court-as-journalist-details-presidents-wealth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani judges storm out of court as journalist details president&#8217;s wealth\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA panel of Azerbaijani judges abruptly halted a trial in Baku on Friday after a detained journalist began testifying about the offshore wealth of President Ilham Aliyev's family.\n\n\n\nKhayala Aghayeva, an investigative reporter with the independent outlet Meydan TV, was speaking...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/babali-and-gasimov-have-ended-their-hunger-strike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBabali and Gasimov have ended their hunger strike.\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tEconomist Fazil Gasimov and reporter Hafiz Babali were incarcerated. They ceased consuming food as a form of protest. Those near them stated this on May 20. Fazil Gasimov was placed in a prison cell on May 18. He is now...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-avatar url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-name author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/author\/irfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIRFS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-21T21:30:33+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 21, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"20\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31489\" class=\"xts-post post-31489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ahmad-Mammadli-520x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30863\" alt=\"Ahmad Mammadli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ahmad-Mammadli-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ahmad-Mammadli-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ahmad-Mammadli.avif 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-hover xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-read-more-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/baku-appeals-court-upholds-six-year-prison-sentence-for-ahmad-mammadli\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/baku-appeals-court-upholds-six-year-prison-sentence-for-ahmad-mammadli\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBaku Appeals Court Upholds Six-Year Prison Sentence for Ahmad Mammadli\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Baku Court of Appeal has upheld a six-year prison sentence against journalist and public activist Ahmad Mammadli, rejecting an appeal to overturn his conviction. 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