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Street Protest After Death in Azerbaijan Police Custody
Outburst of popular anger follows death of suspect shortly after he was taken in at a police station.
27 Aug 15
Top Footballer Among Six Arrested After Journalist Killed in Azerbaijan
Rasim Aliyev, journalist and media rights advocate, died hours after brutal attack.
17 Aug 15
From Exile, Journalists See Relatives Targeted in Azerbaijan
Family members detained in apparent attempt to muzzle independent voices.
4 Aug 15
Azerbaijan Journalist Says Wife Held Hostage to Make him Return
Cloak-and-dagger meetings in a border town as police try to force journalist to come back.
22 Jul 15
Azerbaijani Reporters Stopped at Border
“We fear that this growing harassment is a forerunner of a new crackdown” – Reporters Without Borders.
13 Jul 15
Campaign Against "Enemy Press" in Azerbaijan
Focus on “hostile” Armenian reports and “biased” Western media.
7 Jul 15
Arrests, Not Amnesty in Azerbaijan
Instead of freeing prisoners as usual on a national holiday, the authorities continue putting their opponents behind bars.
29 May 15
Azerbaijani Government Watching its Expats
Registration system for people living abroad seen as Big Brother move.
18 May 15
No Let-Up to Repression in Azerbaijan
One arrested, two jailed, one ordered to stay in detention after more than a year without trial.
10 May 15
Azerbaijan: External Scrutiny Unwelcome
As the European Games approach, the government tries to accentuate the positive and silence critics.
24 Apr 15
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