{"id":30050,"date":"2025-01-27T18:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/?p=30050"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:02:39","slug":"irfs-holds-a-side-event-on-human-rights-violations-in-azerbaijan-during-the-2025-pace-winter-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/irfs-holds-a-side-event-on-human-rights-violations-in-azerbaijan-during-the-2025-pace-winter-session\/","title":{"rendered":"IRFS holds a side event on human rights violations in Azerbaijan during the 2025 PACE Winter Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00-520x293.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/00.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 13:00 CET, on the sidelines of the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the event titled &#8216;Azerbaijan\u2019s Alarming Human Rights Crisis: Undermining the Council of Europe\u2019s Values&#8217; will take place. Organized by the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and Ms. Laura Castel Fort, the discussion will delve into Azerbaijan\u2019s persistent non-compliance with Council of Europe norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports reveal over 331 political prisoners in Azerbaijan, a marked escalation in violations of freedom of expression, assembly, and association. Civil society and independent media face relentless persecution, with NGOs increasingly restricted by draconian laws and politically motivated prosecutions. Recent arrests, including those of journalists from Meydan TV and prominent activists, highlight the regime\u2019s ongoing efforts to suppress dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A platform for engaging policymakers, activists, and stakeholders, the event aims to foster dialogue on holding Azerbaijan accountable, advocating for the release of political prisoners, and pushing for structural reforms to protect freedoms in the region. Discussions will shine a light on the state\u2019s systematic use of kleptocracy and attempts to silence critical voices, raising serious concerns about its commitment to the Council of Europe human rights standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date: <\/strong>Thursday, January 30, 2025\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 13:00 CET\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Room 7 &#8211; PACE Winter Session, Strasbourg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organizers:<\/strong> IRFS, Ms. Laura Castel Fort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 13:00 CET, on the sidelines of the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the event titled &#8216;Azerbaijan\u2019s Alarming Human Rights Crisis: Undermining the Council of Europe\u2019s Values&#8217; will take place. Organized by the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and Ms. Laura Castel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-feed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30052,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30050\/revisions\/30052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}