Ulvi Hasanli, a prominent civil society activist and the head of the AbzasMedia news outlet has just been detained while on his way for a conference abroad. Currently, the search is going on in the office of AbzasMedia

This is the current situation outside the Abzas Media office in Baku. Ulvi Hasanli, the head of the independent publication, was detained by the police on his way to the airport this morning. The investigator has contacted his lawyer, inviting him to the department. The specific

Hasanli, director of independent AbzasMedia was supposed to be on a flight this early morning, but ended up being detained by the police. They are also searching AbzasMedia's office. #JournalismIsNotACrime

#JournalismIsNotACrime

The office of AbzasMedia is being #searched. #Policeofficers have gathered in front of the office of "AbzasMedia", and a search is underway in the editorial office of the media institution. It is reported that #journalists are being #deported from the area.

Today's developments at independent outlet 'AbzasMedia' raise concerns about press freedom in #Azerbaijan amid reports of office raids, journalist obstruction, and director's detention. meydan.tv/en/article/the…

Ötən gün səhər saatlarında mülki geyimli polis əməkdaşlarının evindən zorla çıxararaq apardığı ictimai fəal Məhəmməd Kekalov haqda 24 saatdır ki, heç bir məlumat yoxdur. Ailəsi ona işgəncə verilməsindən narahatdır. +

On the night of November 21, the editor-in-chief of the "Abzas Media" internet publication, Sevinj Vagifgizi, was detained at the Baku airport while returning to Azerbaijan turan.az/en/politics/th…

Mahammad Kekalov (Mahammad Kekalov), Azerbaijani journalist and disability rights activist, is held in incommunicado detention for around 24 hours. His relatives, friends, and lawyer look for his whereabouts. However, police authorities refuse to identify the place of detention.

.Sevinc Vaqifqizi is now facing the same charges as Ulvi Hasanli according to lawyer Elçin Sadıqov Both are likely to be sentenced to pretrial detention.

According to Sevinj Vagifqizi's lawyer, Elchin Sadigov - she is also being charged with 206.3.2 (smuggling of foreign currency by a group of persons by prior conspiracy) Court will be held today facebook.com/photo?fbid=796…

The court placed Ulvi Hasanli in pretrial detention for four months, while Sevinj Vaqifqizi for 3 months and 29 days.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee calls on #Azerbaijan to end the ongoing crackdown on independent media and immediately release AbzasMedia journalists detained over the last days.

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Son həftələrdə Azərbaycan hökumətinin həm jurnalistlərə həm də ictimai fəallara qarşı başlatdığı təqib 9 nəfərə qarşı cinayət işinin açılması ilə nəticələnib. Barələrində həbs qətimkan tədbiri seçilənləri gözləyən mümkün həbs müddətləri:

İlham Əliyev dünən hökumətyönlü televiziyalara verdiyi müsahibədə prezident seçkilərinin niyə bu il keçirilməsi ilə bağlı qərarının səbəblərini açıqlayıb. O, bunu 3 bəndlə izah edib.

PACE has voted, by 76 votes to 10, with 4 abstentions, not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation, citing a failure to fulfil "major commitments" after 20 years in the @CoE, and a lack of co-operation. More to come on the site soon...

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