Reports indicate that journalist Ulviyya Ali (Guliyeva), currently detained in connection with the Meydan TV case, has been barred from meeting with her legal counsel. Ali's mother, Ilaha Mehmanli, informed Meydan TV that the denial stemmed from Ali's objection to a...

The Baku Grave Crimes Court held the latest hearing in the Toplum TV case on November 3, with Judge Azer Tagiyev presiding. Arrests related to this case started in March 2024. Ten people face charges in this case. Originally accused of smuggling,...

RSF included Aliyev and Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of Georgia's Georgian Dream party, on its list of press freedom predators. The announcement came on November 2, the World Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. RSF profiled 34 individuals and groups...

Investigative journalist Hafiz Babaly, convicted in the Abzas Media case, issued a statement demanding the lifting of the ban on him using his bank account to receive his disability pension. In the post, distributed on the journalist's Facebook account, he notes...

Journalist Farid Mehdralizade, currently serving a sentence in an Azerbaijani prison, is among 9 journalists awarded the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award 2025 by the US National Press Club. All these journalists were associated with the US Agency for Global...

APA, a pro-government media source, reports that staff from BBC Azerbaijan have continued working there despite the government's order to shut it down earlier in 2025. APA cites the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency as its source. The agency stated that doing...

On October 30, the State Security Service (SSS) raided the offices of Hürriyet newspaper, its website Hurriyyet.az, and Hurriyyet TV, arresting editor-in-chief Vugar Mammadov. The day before, on October 29, SSS agents searched the media group's headquarters, seizing computers and papers....

The Toplum TV case involves criminal charges against journalists and activists linked to Toplum TV, an independent media source. They were first charged with smuggling, but later faced more serious accusations. The defendants deny everything, claiming the arrests are politically...

In addition to administrative arrest for 14 days, Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was also fined 270,000 Lari (approximately 100,000 US dollars) on charges of "illegal road blocking." On October 17, the 324th day of continuous protests in Georgia, Afgan Sadigov burned...