A preparatory hearing in the Meydan TV case was held on December 12 at the Baku Court for Grave Crimes, chaired by Aytan Aliyeva. According to activist Kamran Mammadli, who was observing the proceedings, a large number of convoy guards lined...

Journalist Shamshad Aga, the editor-in-chief of arqument.az, who is currently detained in the "Meydan TV case," has written a letter from Baku Investigation Isolator regarding the arrest of Ali Karimli. We present the letter as is: "I strongly condemn the...

Shamsad Agha, a journalist arrested in the "Meydan TV case" and the chief editor of the arqument.az website, has written a letter from the Baku Investigation Isolator regarding Ali Karimli's arrest. We present the letter as it is: “I resolutely...

Arzu Abdullayeva, who heads the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA) Azerbaijan National Committee and has received international awards, has formally asked President Ilham Aliyev to release the 12 arrested Meydan TV journalists. In her request sent before the court hearing on December...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has put out its yearly summary, and it paints a grim picture: there's been a major jump in violence and abuse aimed at journalists all over the world. RSF makes a key point: Journalists are not...

The trial of Ganimat Zahid, the editor of the Azadlıq newspaper who lives in France, started on December 9 at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Judge Fakhri Mammadov led the session, where Zahid’s information was verified. The case investigation...

If we categorize by offenses, the women here are mostly detained for fraud and drug-related offenses. In prison, the phrase "I was a victim of a man" is one of the most popular sentences among women. This sentence is constantly...

Journalist Aysel Umudova, arrested in the "Meydan TV case," writes from the Baku Pre-trial Detention Center where she is held: "In the morning, completely unaware of what was to come, I was heading to the 'Qalaaltı' recreation center in Shabran. I...

Nurlan Libre, arrested in the "Meydan TV case," writes from the detention center: To the Prosecutor General of the Republic, Mr. Kamran Aliyev, from Gahramanli Nurlan Ramiz oglu Application (or Petition) I write to inform you that on December 1, 2025, I was...

Ruslan Izzetli, a founder of the Third Republic Platform, is currently detained in relation to the Toplum TV case, and his health is in serious decline, according to his wife, Gunel Manaflı. Izzetli was arrested in March 2024 as part of...