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Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: 'Cancel trial and let us be punished under Ilham Aliyev’s decree'

Azerbaijan

February 23, 2026

As in previous hearings, the trial was again marked by tensions between the journalists and the panel of judges.

Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: ‘Ilham Aliyev couldn’t silence us – can you?’

Azerbaijan

February 16, 2026

Activist Amrah Tahmazov was forcibly removed from the courtroom after chanting “Freedom for Meydan TV!”

Twelve hours in Azerbaijan’s State Security Service: the story of journalist Javid Agha

Azerbaijan

February 10, 2026

Since that day, Javid Agha has faced a travel ban, systematic pressure and constant surveillance

Trial in Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: 'Implement resolution, free press!'

Azerbaijan

December 23, 2025

Journalists facing charges expressed their protest by performing a song in the courtroom.

Meydan TV case trial begins in Azerbaijan as court rejects most defence motions

Azerbaijan

December 15, 2025

During the hearing, numerous motions were submitted regarding the defendants’ detention conditions, holding an open trial, changes to pre-trial detention, and other issues.

Azerbaijan: Detained journalists report physical abuse

Azerbaijan

December 01, 2025

They claim that the head of the convoy at the Baku Court of Appeals pushed and kicked journalists while escorting them to the courtroom or back to the holding cells.

Who owns newly opened Euronews office in Baku?

Azerbaijan

November 19, 2025

In the past two years, around 30 journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan, and local offices of the BBC, Reuters, Voice of America, and Bloomberg have been shut down.