On 8 March 2024, Azerbaijani trans and feminist activist Alex Shah posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) of roughly 20 activists gathered in a square being filmed by several reporters and (.)
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.
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[UPDATED 22.11.2023] On 21 November 21 Abzas Media chief editor, Sevinc Vaqifqizi, was detained at the Baku airport upon arrival. A day before, on 20 November 2023, journalist and executive director of Abzas Media, Ulvi Hasanli, was detained by the police. Both their apartments and the media’s newsroom were searched by police. Along with that, Hasanli s assistant Mahammad Kekalov, has been missing since Monday. The arrests follow the two journalists’ investigations into officials’ wealth. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the detention of these innocent journalists and calls for their immediate release.
On 21 November 21 Abzas Media chief editor, Sevinc Vaqifqizi, was detained at the Baku airport upon arrival. A day before, on 20 November 2023, journalist and executive director of Abzas Media, Ulvi Hasanli, was detained by the police. Both their apartments and the media’s newsroom were searched by police. The arrests follow the two journalists’ investigations into officials’ wealth. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the detention of these innocent journalists and calls for their immediate release.