Freedom and Repression

Either Romanian prisons are unusually rich in literary talent or somebody is scamming the system, the AP reports.

Lawyer Fariz Namazli confirmed Thursday that Amal Clooney will represent Khadija Ismayilova at the European Court of Human...

Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, today expressed concerns about the freedom of expression in...

Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has offered to represent imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija...

Irina Bokova, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), owns...

Turkey’s main opposition party leader, Sezgin Tanrıkulu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) rebuked President Recep...

Three imprisoned journalists in Azerbaijan—Khadija Ismayilova, Gilal Mamedov, and Parviz Gashimli—demanded amnesty from the...

A Baku prosecutor demanded a guilty sentence and 7 years imprisonment for journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov, a correspondent for...

Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus was released from prison early today by the Baku Court of Appeals due to...

One year ago today, investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova, 39, was unjustly jailed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

Imprisoned investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova has won a Swedish press prize dedicated to heroism.

Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, has been nominated for a Swedish peace prize, it has...