Shirin Abbasov

Violation of Journalist Shirin Abbasov’s Rights Continues

Shirin Abbasov, a freelance journalist collaborating with Meydan TV, was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention in September 2015. While in detention, he was prevented from meeting with his lawyer, Elchin Sadigov. After his release, Shirin Abbasov gave a...

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Journalist Shirin Abbasov says he has received death threats

On November 19, Shirin Abbasov, a journalist cooperating with Meydan TV, said that he has been threatened by employees of the Main Organized Crime Department (MOCD). According to the journalist, despite having served his prison sentence, official harassment is continuing. “I just...

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Main Organized Crime Department confirms journalist Shirin Abbasov never waived his right to a lawyer

Main Organized Crime Department confirms journalist Shirin Abbasov never waived his right to a lawyer The Interior Ministry’s Main Organized Crime Department (MOCD) confirmed that Shirin Abbasov, a journalist with Meydan TV, did not waive his right to a lawyer of...

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Shirin Abbasov released after serving out his sentence

Meydan TV journalist Shirin Abbasov, who has been held at the Main Organised Crime Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs since 16 September, has been released into his family’s custody, reported his lawyer Elchin Sadigov. According to the lawyer, neither...

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Joint STATEMENT: Sport for Rights Calls for Release of Detained Journalist, End to Pressure against Independent Media

Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights Calls for Release of Detained Journalist, End to Pressure against Independent Media The Sport for Rights Coalition condemns the Azerbaijani authorities’ extensive pressure against the staff of independent online television station Meydan TV, as part of a wider...

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Additional Meydan TV employees face questioning

On September 3, Shirin Abbasov, a journalist cooperating with Meydan TV, was summoned to the Serious Crimes Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office in connection with Bahruz Hajiyev’s death in Mingechevir police department. Abbasov said that while he had...

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Meydan TV staff banned from leaving the country

On 30 June, four Meydan TV employees were prevented from travelling to Tbilisi. Border guards told them that they were under a travel ban, apparently imposed that same day. When the employees - Natig Javadli, Shirin Abbasov, Elnur Mukhtarov and Ayten...