{"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-14694\" class=\"xts-post post-14694 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/azerbaijani-authorities-intensify-crackdown-on-critics-raid-on-publishing-house\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijani authorities intensify crackdown on critics, raid on publishing house\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\tStatement\r\nThe Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) strongly condemns the Azerbaijani authorities crackdown on Ganun, an independent publishing house in Azerbaijan. Expressing fear that the loss of this publishing house will gravely impact Azerbaijan\u2019s civil society, IRFS urges 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=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-14685\" class=\"xts-post post-14685 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/invitation-to-the-roundtable-azerbaijans-implementation-of-international-commitments-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tInvitation to the roundtable:  Azerbaijan\u2019s implementation of international commitments\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\tInvitation\r\nJoin us for the launch and discussion of the new groundbreaking reports by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) examining Azerbaijan\u2019s implementation of its human rights commitments with various international organizations.\r\nThe reports have been developed as part of...\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-14671\" class=\"xts-post post-14671 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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-post-election-crackdown\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan moves to post-election crackdown\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\tStatement\r\nAzerbaijan\u2019s government has unleashed a massive crackdown on the civil society and media in the wake of the October presidential election, the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) said today.\r\nA group of police investigators yesterday raided the office of...\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-14603\" class=\"xts-post post-14603 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/journalists-targeted-in-fresh-crackdown-after-disputed-vote\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJournalists targeted in fresh crackdown after disputed vote\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 recent wave of brutal attacks on journalists is a worrying sign of a fresh crackdown on critics and must be thoroughly and impartially investigated by the authorities, Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety said today.The violence comes amid political...\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-14598\" class=\"xts-post post-14598 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/azerbaijans-presidential-election-marred-by-free-expression-violations\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan\u2019s Presidential Election marred by free expression violations\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 Azerbaijani authorities must ensure the right of the country\u2019s citizens to freely express their views and choices at the polls, Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) said today. As people of Azerbaijan voted this week in presidential election,...\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-14591\" class=\"xts-post post-14591 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases\">\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\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/press-releases\/the-draft-bill-on-protection-of-honor-and-dignity-of-the-president-is-the-plot-against-freedom-of-expression\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe draft bill on protection of honor and dignity of the president is the plot against freedom of expression\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 Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) condemns the developing of a new\u00a0law\u00a0for protection of honor and dignity of the\u00a0president\u00a0by Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Meclis) and quotes the Venice Commission as noting in its opinion on Azerbaijan\u2019s\u00a0draft law\u00a0on protection from...\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-14585\" class=\"xts-post post-14585 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/azerbaijans-president-run-turns-ugly-over-media-crackdown\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAzerbaijan\u2019s president run turns ugly over media crackdown\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\tStatement\r\nAzerbaijan's government must respect the responsibility of journalists to document events and report the views of citizens, especially in the run-up to the next week presidential election, the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) said today. The organization resolutely...\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-14580\" class=\"xts-post post-14580 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/mehman-huseynovs-case-president-aliyevs-internet-freedom-promise-rings-hollow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMehman Huseynov\u2019s case: President Aliyev\u2019s Internet freedom promise rings hollow\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\tStatement\r\nThe Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) resolutely condemns the ongoing harassment of a prominent photo-journalist Mehman Huseynov, culminated on October 2 when he was forcibly taken to the law enforcement facilitiesfor the six hour incommunicado interrogation in connection...\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-14566\" class=\"xts-post post-14566 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/mps-call-for-renewed-pace-attention-to-human-rights-situation-in-azerbaijan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMPs call for renewed PACE attention to human rights situation in Azerbaijan\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\tPress Release\r\nStrasbourg, 1 October 2013. In the first substantive discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan at the Council of Europe since the defeat in January of a key resolution at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...\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-14559\" class=\"xts-post post-14559 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-feed category-press-releases\">\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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"xts-post-category xts-scheme-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPress releases\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\/human-rights-in-azerbaijan-eight-months-before-council-of-europe-chairmanship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHuman Rights in Azerbaijan: Eight Months Before Council of Europe Chairmanship\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\tPress Release\r\nOctober 01, Strasbourg On the eve of Azerbaijan\u2019s presidential election and eight months before country\u2019s chairmanship of the Council of Europe, the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS) is expressing its concerns related to the Azerbaijani government\u2019s rollback...\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\/press-releases\/page\/3\/?xts_ajax=1","currentPage":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/category\/press-releases\/page\/2"}