Azerbaijani journalist Zaur Guliyev, who has been held in pre-trial detention since his March 13 arrest following unrest in the region of Quba, has accused the country’s government of torturing him. Guliyev, the editor-in-chief of Xayal TV, made the claim in a statement to Azerbaijani non-governmental organisation For Human Rights, the group said yesterday. He […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Azerbaijan’s government to hold accountable those responsible for beating five journalists in Baku yesterday. Security guards for the state oil company SOCAR allegedly severely beat Idrak Abbasov – a reporter with the Zerkalo newspaper and the Baku-based media-monitoring group Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) – and […]

UNESCO announced today that it has selected Azerbaijani journalist and IPI member Eynulla Fatullayev to receive the 2012 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. IPI Acting Deputy Director Anthony Mills said: “We are delighted to hear that UNESCO has decided to give the award to Mr. Fatullayev. The courage and resilience he has displayed in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today marked the seventh anniversary of the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov with a call for an end to impunity in attacks against journalists. IPI joined the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan, a coalition of international non-governmental organisations, in a joint statement urging Azerbaijan’s government to end what the […]