Yanvarın 24-də  həbsdə olan "Tolışi sədo" qəzetinin baş redaktoru Hilal Məmmədov ailəsinə zəng edərək saxlanma şəraiti ilə bağlı şikayət edib. Bu barədə Reportyorlarln Azadlıq və Təhlükəsizlik İnstitutuna (RATİ) Hilal Məmmədovun qardaşı Səbahəddin Məmmədov məlumat verib. S. Məmmədov bildirib ki, 17 saylı cəzaçəkmə müəssisəsində  saxlanılan Hilal Məmmədovun dərmanları,...

JOINT NGO STATEMENT PACE must act to guarantee human rights protection in Azerbaijan ahead of the country’s chairmanship in the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

Statement As Baku proudly hosts a regional forum debating the future of internet, the authorities continue to harass local activists trying to draw attention to the country’s shocking human rights. The government of Azerbaijan should use the Regional Internet Governance Forum...

More than eight years have passed since the murder of Elmar Huseynov, editor-in-chief of Monitor magazine. He was gunned 7 times on the staircase of the building where he lived on 2 March 2005 and died in the crime scene. The people, who...

On November 19, 2011, writer and journalist Rafiq Taqi was attacked in the street near his home by an unknown assailant who stabbed him seven times. Following surgery, Tagi had appeared to be in recovery, but he then died four...

Statement The climate of impunity which allows attacks on journalists in Azerbaijan to remain unpunished is contributing to the on-going repression of free expression, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety said today. On International Day to End Impunity, the organization...

 Statement On the World Television Day, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) calls on the Azerbaijani government to embark on reforms to ensure broadcasting pluralism and diversity in Azerbaijan. The United Nations’ (UN) World Television Day is annually observed in...