EFJ adds its voice to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights's call for the release of journalists and civil society activists imprisoned in Azerbaijan for their legitimate work.
The reelection of President Ilham Aliyev, who silences all dissent, is assured without much suspense on 7 February 2024. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the wave of arrests of journalists that started on 20 November and calls on the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which is observing the election, to roundly condemn this frontal assault on the media.
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Six members of the investigative website Abzas Media were arrested, officially for trafficking in foreign currency. The Forbidden Stories journalist collective continued their investigation into the prison system subsidized by the Council of Europe.
Fresh off his latest victory against neighboring Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev is sweeping Azerbaijan clean of any organized opposition. As investigative journalists, whistleblowers, and activist.