{"items":"\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31677\" class=\"xts-post post-31677 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 width=\"520\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-520x325.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31679\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999-520x325.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ilduze-Hajiyeva-Arzum-9999.jpeg 701w\" 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-tiktoker-jailed-for-five-years-over-fatal-car-crash\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan TikToker jailed for five years over fatal car crash\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 popular TikTok influencer Ilduze Hajiyeva to five years and two months in prison over a fatal car crash in Baku.\n\n\n\nHajiyeva, known online to her followers as \"Arzum 9999\", was convicted of violating traffic safety regulations...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31682\" class=\"xts-post post-31682 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 width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-520x400.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31330\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meydantv-1.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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-trial-of-12-independent-journalists-restarts-under-new-judges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan trial of 12 independent journalists restarts under new judges\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 trial of 12 Azerbaijani journalists linked to the independent outlet Meydan TV has restarted under a new panel of judges after the previous presiding judge was promoted.\n\n\n\nPresiding judge Zaur Hajiyev took over the case at the Baku Grave Crimes...\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31667\" class=\"xts-post post-31667 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 width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-520x347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31669\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robincio_20260625-125635.jpg 1240w\" 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/news-feed\/azerbaijan-blocks-independent-regional-news-site-oc-media\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan blocks independent regional news site OC Media\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 authorities have blocked access to OC Media, an independent regional news 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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31663\" class=\"xts-post post-31663 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 width=\"520\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia-520x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30583\" alt=\"AbzasMedia\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbzasMedia.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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/news-feed\/eu-chief-meets-azerbaijan-president-amid-human-rights-pleas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEU chief meets Azerbaijan president amid human rights 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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31659\" class=\"xts-post post-31659 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 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=\"\" decoding=\"async\" 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"6\">\n\t\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 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=\"\" decoding=\"async\" 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31650\" class=\"xts-post post-31650 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 width=\"520\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-520x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31652\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reporters-without-border-logo.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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/news-feed\/new-media-body-will-tighten-state-control-watchdog-warns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xts-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31645\" class=\"xts-post post-31645 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 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=\"\" decoding=\"async\" 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31640\" class=\"xts-post post-31640 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 width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ulviyya-Ali-520x293.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31642\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ulviyya-Ali-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ulviyya-Ali-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ulviyya-Ali.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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-col\" data-loop=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-31635\" class=\"xts-post post-31635 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 width=\"520\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-520x289.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31637\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aytaj-Ahmadova-520x289.png 520w, 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<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"xts-post-link xts-fill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNews Feed\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t","status":"have-posts","nextPage":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/page\/3\/?xts_ajax=1","currentPage":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/news-feed\/page\/2"}