An Azerbaijani court has ordered the pre-trial detention of independent journalist Afgan Sadygov after reopening an extortion case that prosecutors had previously closed in April. The Binagadi District Court in Baku ruled that Mr Sadygov, the editor-in-chief of the online news...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is consuming planetary resources at an unsustainable rate, a United Nations (UN) study has warned. The report, by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), reveals that data centres now use more...

An 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. The Baku Grave Crimes Court on 5 June delayed the hearing,...

Two independent Azerbaijani media outlets whose journalists face lengthy prison terms have been shortlisted for a prestigious international press freedom award. The International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) named Meydan TV and AbzasMedia among 11 nominees for the...

An imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist has marked two years in detention by releasing a rare account of life inside the country’s prison system. Farid Mehralizade, an economist and reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was arrested on 30 May 2024 as...

An 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. Fatima Movlamli, who is currently being held at a Baku detention facility under the controversial "Meydan...

A 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. Mirzali, who was granted political asylum in France, survived a violent...

Georgia'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. The Communications Commission (ComCom) ordered the station to pay 2,500 lari (£740; $940) following a monitoring...

The 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. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) published a photo-documentary on its website showcasing the story...

A 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. Khayala Aghayeva, an investigative reporter with the independent outlet Meydan TV, was speaking...