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EU annual report: 'serious problems' in Azerbaijan and 'serious restrictions' on fundamental freedoms

Azerbaijan-EU

August 13, 2026

The assessment of the situation in Azerbaijan in 2025 is critical but balanced.

Azerbaijan's Toplum TV case: Nine defendants sentenced to combined 121 years in prison

Azerbaijan

July 28, 2026

Each defendant was also banned from holding certain positions for two years and six months.

Meydan TV trial: 'Journalists arrested, but not those behind financial dealings'

Azerbaijan

July 06, 2026

The Meydan TV trial resumed after a three-month break before a new panel of judges and a new state prosecutor.

Will PACE's message on human rights change anything in Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan

June 26, 2026

The resolution brings together concerns over political prisoners, media freedom and ECHR judgments under the broader issue of shrinking civic space.

Public apology videos emerge as new pressure tactic in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

June 23, 2026

How apology videos work – and why almost anyone can become a target.

Azerbaijani Meydan TV journalists stage protest in a courtroom on World Press Freedom Day

Azerbaijan

May 01, 2026

Journalists held placards and chanted slogans to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May

Meydan TV trial in Azerbaijan: judge intervenes at mention of Heydar Aliyev’s name

Azerbaijan

April 05, 2026

At a hearing at Baku’s Serious Crimes Court, the defendants delivered free statements