Freedom and Repression

Top management at Rustavi 2, the most popular television station in Georgia, has been ordered by a judge to step down to...

The Hungarian Publishers’ Association has condemned a plan proposed by the Ministry of Interior that would allow secret...

An Azerbaijani journalist will be paid compensation after repressive government practices violated his human rights.

Reporters Without Borders has condemned an apparent smear campaign against Atanas Chobanov, editor of the Bulgarian...

A court in Baku has rejected petitions by the defense lawyers of imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija...

The government of oil-rich Azerbaijan will launch its own national Internet service, according to reports.

Following international outcry over the arrests of two journalists in Azerbaijan last week, President Aliyev's advisor Ali...

The European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution calling for the release of prisoners in Azerbaijan, among other...

Khadija Ismayilova, who is known for her investigative reporting on corruption in Azerbaijan, was sentenced to 7.5 years in...

International organizations and government officials have roundly condemned the jailing of Azerbaijani investigative...

The following text is from Khadija Ismayilova's statement given today to Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes in Baku.

In a statement prepared for the final day of her trial, journalist Khadija Ismayilova began a spirited take-down of the...