Az Free Expression

The Azerbaijan Free Expression Platform is a coalition of international organisations, coordinated by @ARTICLE19org, working to promote and protect this right.

[Yaman Akdeniz @cyberrights]

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir published a legal review (written by @cyberrights) with the Turkish authorities on elements of a bill that, if adopted, could restrict online broadcasting and further limit media pluralism in the country. https://t.co/yEg6SiMnvT

[Joanna Lillis @joannalillis]

More strange goings-on in case of jailed businessman Yerimbetov, who was taken to see 2 British 'experts' allegedly brought specially by investigators to #Kazakhstan https://t.co/6qCd7S430B

[@IRFS_ORG @IRFS_ORG]

After nearly a year in detention the editor of jam.az is being sentenced to 7 yes in prison and 2-yr journo ban. https://t.co/NxWhOZUYti

[oDR @opendemocracyru]

Travel bans have significant impacts on journalists' lives. Gulnar Salimonova writes about this here: https://t.co/y3bmLqGV8w https://t.co/X9lBojNFJR

[Az Free Expression @AZfreeXpression]

Joint letter to Prime Minister of #Georgia - protect Azerbaijani dissidents in line with international committments https://t.co/HdV6AkxpjY

[@IRFS_ORG @IRFS_ORG]

The full court report. "If the courts treat well-known people like this imagine how the have-nots are treated https://t.co/GFQb8nzYB5

[Az Free Expression @AZfreeXpression]

In #Azerbaijan and want to read independent paper Azadliq? They moved domain names to avoid blocking. Access here https://t.co/tgolJb2ZXR

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

Caviar Diplomacy @Tagesspiegel suggests #Azerbaijan created offshore account network, possibly to bribe PACE members https://t.co/Vix7koP4aU

[IFEX @IFEX]

Journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s appeal to have travel ban lifted denied by supreme court https://t.co/bLbCWaCmix @arzugeybulla @pen_int

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

2-yr sentence for blogger Mehman Huseynov is terrible manifestation of new assault on rights in #Azerbaijan https://t.co/tG6bZMj7ZL

[Stefan Schennach @stefanschennach]

#Pace #azerbaidjan as co-rapporteur i'm realy deeply worried, that the young blogger Mehman #Huseynow was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment

[Commissioner for Human Rights @CommissionerHR]

2 yr sentence vs Mehman Huseynov in defamation case in #Azerbaijan is appalling. Repression of critical voices must stop & he shld be free.

[ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe]

At upcoming meeting, @EITIorg Board must suspend #Azerbaijan for violating standards on civil society participation https://t.co/zf22wi3Qe0

[Sport for Rights @SportForRights]

New profile on Elchin Ismayilli - another journalist recently detained in #Azerbaijan on false charges https://t.co/myHrpIGwrB

[Az Free Expression @AZfreeXpression]

Great @Counter_Balance webocumentary on human rights issues & climate risks of #SouthernGasCorridor #Azerbaijan #EU https://t.co/zQg6fuAeVV

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

Azerbaijan: Journalists strive to cover the country from exile https://t.co/WIemcBzZfh

[Sport for Rights @SportForRights]

.@Dunja_Mijatovic has been strong voice on Azerbaijan. @OSCE must protect office and mandate to continue to protect journalists and media https://t.co/ZPB2IhHqZv

[Az Free Expression @AZfreeXpression]

The EU must speak out on human rights in #Azerbaijan - Aliyev in Brussels https://t.co/yzKIYXjSil @IPHR @SportForRights