By midnight, Toplum TV employees Parvan Guryanly, Alya Agayeva, Jeyhun Hasanli, Jamila Azimova, Fidan Alijanova, Javid Ramazanov, Gulyeter Mahmudova, Samir Agazade, Sadig Mamedov, who were detained on March 6, were released from the main police department of the...

On the evening of March 6, a search was completed at the apartment of Toplum Tv employee Farid Ismailov, after which the journalist was handcuffed and taken away in an unknown direction. According to unofficial information, 3,100 euros were...

The office of Platform III of the Republic was searched on March 6. Upon completion of the search, the speaker of the Platform, Akif Gurbanov, and members of this structure, Araz Aliyev and Ruslan Izzetli, were taken out of...

The Council of Europe Platform for Protection of Journalism and Safety of Media Representatives has published an annual report titled: "Press Freedom in Europe: Time to Turn the Situation Around." The 100-page report, prepared by international journalistic partner organizations...

In 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) adopted 40 rulings on the cases of applicants from Azerbaijan, President of the ECHR stated at today's press conference in Strasbourg, the Azerbaijani service of “Voice of America” reports....

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted not to approve the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation, which were contested at the beginning of the session.This decision reflects the Assembly's judgment that Azerbaijan has failed to fulfill...

On Thursday, the Ganja Serious Crimes Court sentenced the editor of the website "Demokratik.az "Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), accused of extortion. The state prosecutor asked to sentence him to 8 years in prison, the wife of journalist Arzu Rzayev...

On 24 January 2024, the delegation of Azerbaijan made a statement to halt its presence at the PACE until further notice.“The Republic of Azerbaijan is a proud, independent, sovereign, democratic and multicultural nation. Democracy is our conscious choice...

According to the Annual Activity Report of 2023, Commissioner for Human Rights considers the arrest and detention of Bakhtiyar Hajiyev a clear illustration of the intolerance of the government of Azerbaijan towards independent civic activism.Among the Commissioner`s activities...

The credentials of Azerbaijan’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe were challenged on substantive grounds at the opening of the 2024 Winter Session on January 22 by German representative Frank Schwabe. In his speech...