Azerbaijani Journalists and Learning Cyber-Security Tips

IWPR 2 weeks ago Region: Azerbaijan

IWPR shares its Middle Eastern best practice in digital security with Azerbaijani colleagues.   By IWPR team in Georgia - Caucasus Journalists ... more

Views: 464

Azeri Muslims Protest Arrest of Anti- Government Theologian

IWPR a month ago Region: Azerbaijan

Authorities’ attempt to portray Islamists as threat could drive them to team up with wider opposition.   By Idrak Abbasov The arrest of an Muslim theologian who preached agai... more

Views: 576

Libel Suits Target Azerbaijan's Anti-Government Media Outlets

IWPR 2 months ago Region: Azerbaijan

Renewed pressure comes ahead of key election. By Seymur Kazimov Rights activists and journalists in Azerbaijan warn that a media crackdown is already und... more

Views: 568

When Euro-Songs Fade, Azeri Dissidents Fear Hard Times

IWPR 11 months ago Region: Azerbaijan

Campaigners who used Eurovision to highlight rights concerns now expect to pay price for speaking out. By Shahla Sultanova   As Azerbaijan prepares for the Eurovision Song Contest ... more

Views: 1068

Karabakh Aims for the Sky

IWPR a year ago Region: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani officials insist Armenian-held entity must not reopen airport, and suggest passenger planes flying on “illegal” route might be shot down. By Sara Khojoyan   The airport in Nagorny... more

Views: 1427

Azeri Oil Wealth Doesn't Spread to Workers

IWPR a year ago Region: Azerbaijan

Many families still live in cramped conditions in hostel accommodation. By Nancy Talibova - “Everyone says that since we’re oil workers, everything must be great for us, but that isn’t how... more

Views: 1221

Crackdown on Islamists in Azerbaijan

IWPR 2 years ago Region: Azerbaijan

Detentions come after Muslim party leader compared president with villain.   Several Islamic activists have been arrested  in Azerbaijan after a leading figure compared President Ilham Aliyev to one of the most... more

Views: 1572

Azerbaijan: Alarm Over Reporter’s Beating

IWPR 4 years ago Region: Azerbaijan

Police say that journalists’ rights advocate inflicted injuries on himself. By Idrak Abbasov in Baku International organisations have expressed alarm after a leading Azerbaijan journalists’ rights advocate wa... more

Views: 1149