WPF condemns the persecution of six journalists from Abzas Media—Nargiz Absalamova, Elnara Gasimova, Sevinc Vagifgizi, Ulvi Hasanli, Hafiz Babal, and Mammad Kekalov—who are facing multiple new criminal charges.

Azerbaijani authorities have detained Sevinj Vagifgizi, the Editor-in-Chief of Abzas Media, along with the media outlet's director, Ulvi Hasanli.

The crackdown on media in Azerbaijan continues as police arrest Elnara Gasimova, a journalist associated with AbzasMedia, on charges of smuggling.

WPF is deeply concerned by the recent events in Azerbaijan, where the authorities' raid on Toplum TV and the detention of its journalists mark yet another alarming instance in the ongoing pattern of stifling press freedom and arresting members of the media.

WPF expresses deep concern over the alarming and aggressive rhetoric employed by Member of Parliament Zahid Oruc towards prominent US-based journalist Sevinj Osmanqizi and her fellow exiled colleagues from Azerbaijan.

In the wake of the recent elections in Azerbaijan, WPF is deeply concerned about the alarming reports of intimidation, obstruction, and censorship faced by journalists, including Ulviyya Ali and Lida Abbasli.

CFWIJ and WPF expresses deep concern over the ongoing harassment and intimidation faced by exiled Azerbaijani journalists currently living in Georgia.

CFWIJ and WPF vehemently condemns the Azerbaijani authorities' escalating state pressure on the families of unjustly detained journalists from AbzasMedia, including Sevinj Vagifgizi.

Azerbaijani news outlet Mikroskop unexpectedly shut down in what appears to be a ransomware attack.

Journalists Nargiz Absalamova and Nigar Mubariz were physically assaulted and detained by police.

Azerbaijan targets Astghik Bedevyan, a senior journalist at RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, by hacking into her phone, installing Pegasus spyware during the 2021 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Sadigova was obstructed by police and told to stop filming outside Ganja’s courthouse.

Head of Meduza, Galina Timchenko, reveals her phone was hacked with Pegasus while in Berlin.

Journalist Ayten Mammadova was threatened to death by an unidentified man on May 8, 2022.

Journalists Fatima Mövlamli, Sevinj Sadygova and Teymur Karimov were forcibly taken by the police covering a protest in the capital of Azerbaijan.