{"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 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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<\/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=\"1023\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia.avif\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"EU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights pleas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia.avif 1023w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>\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\/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<\/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 trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\" 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, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramil-Babayev-1024x575.png\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Toplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\" srcset=\"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-520x292.png 520w, 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: 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-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 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website, in the latest restriction of non-state media in the country.\n\n\n\nReaders across Azerbaijan reported being unable to access the Tbilisi-based English-language platform without a Virtual Private Network (VPN)...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\" 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pleas\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, amid calls from jailed journalists to address the country's human rights record.\n\n\n\nThe one-on-one meeting took place on 1 July following Mrs von der Leyen's arrival...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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-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-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA defence lawyer in the trial of independent Azerbaijani journalists and activists linked to Toplum TV has said it would be \"highly naive\" to expect a fair verdict from the court.\n\n\n\nFuad Agayev, representing prominent opposition figure Akif Gurbanov, made the...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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=\"2026-07-01T15:03:02+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 1, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-01T15:03:03+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyul 1, 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-31655\" class=\"xts-post post-31655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img 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\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani democracy activist Ramil Babayev has spent his 29th birthday in custody, more than two years after his arrest in a controversial crackdown on independent media.\n\n\n\nBabayev, an employee of the Baku-based Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI), was detained on 6...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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=\"2026-06-29T14:10:51+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 29, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNew media body will tighten state control, watchdog warns\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA global press freedom watchdog has warned that a proposed law to establish a media super-regulator in Azerbaijan will tighten state control over the country's remaining independent digital spaces.\n\n\n\nThe bill, which is expected to be debated in parliament on 30...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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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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=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2.avif 1480w\" 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-moves-to-ease-website-blocking-amid-self-censorship-fears\/\" 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-moves-to-ease-website-blocking-amid-self-censorship-fears\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan moves to ease website blocking amid self-censorship fears\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 preparing to vote on amendments that would allow authorities to temporarily block websites without a court order, raising fears of increased self-censorship among independent media.\n\n\n\nUnder the proposed changes to the country's information law, executive bodies will be...\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=\"2026-06-26T04:11:37+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 26, 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 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\/>\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-prison-system-faces-crisis-over-overcrowding-and-high-reoffending-rates\/\" 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-prison-system-faces-crisis-over-overcrowding-and-high-reoffending-rates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan prison system faces crisis over overcrowding and high reoffending rates\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 has been ranked as having the second-highest prison population rate in Europe, amid growing concerns over systemic corruption, torture, and a failure to rehabilitate inmates, according to a Council of Europe report.\n\n\n\nThe Council of Europe (CoE) annual \"Space I\"...\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\" 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https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova.png 810w\" 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-journalist-aytaj-ahmadova-denied-phone-calls-family-says\/\" 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-journalist-aytaj-ahmadova-denied-phone-calls-family-says\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Ahmadova denied phone calls, family says\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\tJailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Ahmadova, detained under the controversial Meydan TV smuggling case, has had her telephone contact with friends cut off by prison authorities, her family has said.\n\n\n\nMs Ahmadova's family told the independent media outlet Meydan TV that her...\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=\"2026-06-25T17:09:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 25, 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-31628\" class=\"xts-post post-31628 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-toplum-tv-trial-postponed-after-heated-court-exchange\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan Toplum TV trial postponed after heated court exchange\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 Baku court has postponed the trial of 10 independent journalists and activists associated with the Toplum TV media outlet after the defence protested that they were denied access to the prosecution's closing arguments.\n\n\n\nThe hearing at the Baku Grave Crimes...\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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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=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva.avif 1480w\" 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\/irfs-warns-of-global-surge-in-state-backed-killings-of-exiles\/\" 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\/irfs-warns-of-global-surge-in-state-backed-killings-of-exiles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIRFS warns of global surge in state-backed killings of exiles\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 Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has urged the UN Human Rights Council to prosecute foreign hit squads locally, warning of a \"deeply concerning\" global surge in state-sponsored assassinations of exiled dissidents.\n\n\n\nThe IRFS made the appeal during 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=\"2026-06-24T12:05:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 24, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T12:10:05+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 25, 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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\/rights-group-condemns-azerbaijan-over-jailed-journalists-on-protest-anniversary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRights group condemns Azerbaijan over jailed journalists on protest anniversary\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 international rights group has urged Azerbaijan to release jailed journalists who documented landmark environmental protests, marking the third anniversary of the demonstrations.\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Solidarity (HRS) said a police blockade of Soyudlu village in western Azerbaijan remains in place three...\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\" 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pleas\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, amid calls from jailed journalists to address the country's human rights record.\n\n\n\nThe one-on-one meeting took place on 1 July following Mrs von der Leyen's arrival...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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-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-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-trial-defence-says-fair-verdict-highly-naive-as-long-jail-terms-sought\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV trial: Defence says fair verdict &#8216;highly naive&#8217; as long jail terms sought\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA defence lawyer in the trial of independent Azerbaijani journalists and activists linked to Toplum TV has said it would be \"highly naive\" to expect a fair verdict from the court.\n\n\n\nFuad Agayev, representing prominent opposition figure Akif Gurbanov, made the...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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=\"2026-07-01T15:03:02+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 1, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-01T15:03:03+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyul 1, 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-31655\" class=\"xts-post post-31655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-feed tag-editor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img 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\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xts-post-title xts-entities-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/toplum-tv-detained-azerbaijani-activist-ramil-babayev-spends-29th-birthday-in-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tToplum TV: Detained Azerbaijani activist Ramil Babayev spends 29th birthday in prison\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani democracy activist Ramil Babayev has spent his 29th birthday in custody, more than two years after his arrest in a controversial crackdown on independent media.\n\n\n\nBabayev, an employee of the Baku-based Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI), was detained on 6...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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=\"2026-06-29T14:10:51+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 29, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNew media body will tighten state control, watchdog warns\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tA global press freedom watchdog has warned that a proposed law to establish a media super-regulator in Azerbaijan will tighten state control over the country's remaining independent digital spaces.\n\n\n\nThe bill, which is expected to be debated in parliament on 30...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\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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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=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nsplsh_39e7b3526fd5401895cfcccd269904admv2.avif 1480w\" 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-moves-to-ease-website-blocking-amid-self-censorship-fears\/\" 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-moves-to-ease-website-blocking-amid-self-censorship-fears\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan moves to ease website blocking amid self-censorship fears\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 preparing to vote on amendments that would allow authorities to temporarily block websites without a court order, raising fears of increased self-censorship among independent media.\n\n\n\nUnder the proposed changes to the country's information law, executive bodies will be...\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=\"2026-06-26T04:11:37+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 26, 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 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\/>\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-prison-system-faces-crisis-over-overcrowding-and-high-reoffending-rates\/\" 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-prison-system-faces-crisis-over-overcrowding-and-high-reoffending-rates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan prison system faces crisis over overcrowding and high reoffending rates\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 has been ranked as having the second-highest prison population rate in Europe, amid growing concerns over systemic corruption, torture, and a failure to rehabilitate inmates, according to a Council of Europe report.\n\n\n\nThe Council of Europe (CoE) annual \"Space I\"...\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\" 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https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova.png 810w\" 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-journalist-aytaj-ahmadova-denied-phone-calls-family-says\/\" 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-journalist-aytaj-ahmadova-denied-phone-calls-family-says\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Ahmadova denied phone calls, family says\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\tJailed Azerbaijani journalist Aytaj Ahmadova, detained under the controversial Meydan TV smuggling case, has had her telephone contact with friends cut off by prison authorities, her family has said.\n\n\n\nMs Ahmadova's family told the independent media outlet Meydan TV that her...\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=\"2026-06-25T17:09:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 25, 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-31628\" class=\"xts-post post-31628 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-toplum-tv-trial-postponed-after-heated-court-exchange\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan Toplum TV trial postponed after heated court exchange\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 Baku court has postponed the trial of 10 independent journalists and activists associated with the Toplum TV media outlet after the defence protested that they were denied access to the prosecution's closing arguments.\n\n\n\nThe hearing at the Baku Grave Crimes...\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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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=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/United-Nations-Office-at-Geneva.avif 1480w\" 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\/irfs-warns-of-global-surge-in-state-backed-killings-of-exiles\/\" 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\/irfs-warns-of-global-surge-in-state-backed-killings-of-exiles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIRFS warns of global surge in state-backed killings of exiles\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 Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has urged the UN Human Rights Council to prosecute foreign hit squads locally, warning of a \"deeply concerning\" global surge in state-sponsored assassinations of exiled dissidents.\n\n\n\nThe IRFS made the appeal during 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=\"2026-06-24T12:05:50+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 24, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T12:10:05+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 25, 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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\/rights-group-condemns-azerbaijan-over-jailed-journalists-on-protest-anniversary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRights group condemns Azerbaijan over jailed journalists on protest anniversary\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 international rights group has urged Azerbaijan to release jailed journalists who documented landmark environmental protests, marking the third anniversary of the demonstrations.\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Solidarity (HRS) said a police blockade of Soyudlu village in western Azerbaijan remains in place three...\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=\"2026-06-19T21:47:17+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 19, 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-31606\" class=\"xts-post post-31606 post type-post status-publish format-standard 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/jailed-azerbaijan-critic-calls-on-aliyev-to-halt-media-prosecutions\/\" 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-critic-calls-on-aliyev-to-halt-media-prosecutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijan critic calls on Aliyev to halt media prosecutions\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 appealed directly to President Ilham Aliyev from pre-trial detention, urging the leader to end the prosecutions of independent journalists and civil society workers.\n\n\n\nAkif Qurbanov, the head of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI) and 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 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href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-court-sentences-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-to-eight-years\/\" 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-court-sentences-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-to-eight-years\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan court sentences journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-desc xts-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Azerbaijani court has sentenced independent journalist Nargiz Absalamova to eight years in prison following a defiant final speech denouncing government corruption.\n\n\n\nAbsalamova, 25, a reporter for the investigative outlet Abzas Media, has been held in pre-trial detention for 19 months....\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"xts-post-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-loop=\"14\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31597\" class=\"xts-post post-31597 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\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-520x293.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Azerbaijans-exiled-Meydan-TV-and-AbzasMedia-win-global-press-freedom-award.png 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\/azerbaijans-exiled-meydan-tv-and-abzasmedia-win-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\/azerbaijans-exiled-meydan-tv-and-abzasmedia-win-global-press-freedom-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan&#8217;s exiled Meydan TV and AbzasMedia win 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\tThe International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) have awarded their 2026 Free Media Pioneer award to exiled Azerbaijani outlets Meydan TV and AbzasMedia.\n\n\n\nThe joint prize, which also went to the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP),...\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=\"2026-06-18T19:46:13+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-18T19:46:14+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tiyun 18, 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=\"15\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31593\" class=\"xts-post post-31593 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=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-520x347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30970\" alt=\"Amnesty International\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Amnesty-International.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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-nargiz-absalamova-denied-medical-care-amnesty-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\/jailed-azerbaijan-journalist-nargiz-absalamova-denied-medical-care-amnesty-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJailed Azerbaijan journalist Nargiz Absalamova denied medical care, Amnesty 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\tHuman rights group Amnesty International has launched a global campaign urging Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev to provide urgent medical care to jailed journalist Nargiz Absalamova.\n\n\n\nAbsalamova, a reporter for the independent investigative outlet AbzasMedia, is serving an eight-year prison sentence 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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\/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 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\" 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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\" 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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=\"19\">\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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