On 14 July, the Azerbaijani parliament definitively adopted amendments tightening the country’s media law, which already ...

Azerbaijan has one of the world's worst records on media freedom according to a ranking by Reporters Without Borders -- and it could get worse. A new media law will put even further constraints on ...

Mazahir Afandiyev In today's modern and globalized world, as in many other fields, the media sector in Azerbaijan is also ...

A set of controversial amendments to Azerbaijan's media law have been passed by the parliament and sent to President Ilham Aliyev's office for final approval, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.

"The law protects media independence, freedom of speech and does not impose any sanctions or restrictions," Aydin Mirzazade, a member of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, told VOA earlier this year.

On December 30, Azerbaijan's parliament approved a new media law after its third and final reading. The law was passed despite mounting criticism from local journalists and is set to be signed by ...

Amnesty International, Article 19, Human Rights Watch and International PEN believe that these legislative changes, if adopted, would have a severe, negative impact on civil society and the media ...

The difference in Azerbaijan is the formalization of the process, and the fact that there are very few outlets that aren’t subject to the instructions. Until the 2000s, media was relatively diverse in ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2. Amendments to national legislation are being proposed to enhance the protection of independent Azerbaijani media organizations from cyberattacks, said Ramid Namazov, Chairman ...

Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry says seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Baku have been detained after a Monday raid on its office ...