Freedom and Repression

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...

The Supreme Court of Croatia in Zagreb has denied a plea to free the disgraced former prime minister, Ivo Sanader, from...

Lawyers for investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova asked for her acquittal at a hearing in Baku today, Azadliq Radio...

The prosecutor in the case of investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova has asked the judge to sentence her to nine years in...

The testimony portion of investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova’s trial concluded today in Baku, Radio Azadliq reports.