Mass media
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The Baku Court on Grave Crimes on Monday sentenced nine journalists and activists tried in connection with the independent media platform Toplum TV to prison terms ranging from 12 to 15 years. The def...
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The Azerbaijani national press is marking its 151st anniversary at a time when humanity is entering a new information age—the era of artificial intelligence. Technology is no longer merely acceleratin...
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The rapid spread of the internet and social media has changed the nature of public communication in Azerbaijan. News, political discussions, commercial activity, social initiatives, and cultural excha...
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Azerbaijan is entering another phase of institutional restructuring of its media sector. On June 16, during a meeting of the Human Rights Committee of the Milli Majlis, a package of amendments to the...
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Every year on May 3, the world marks World Press Freedom Day — a date meant to remind us of the value of independent journalism. But in 2026, this day increasingly sounds less like a celebration and m...
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On April 30, the international organization for the protection of the press, Reporters Without Borders, published the World Press Freedom Index, an annual report on the state of press freedom.
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The military escalation in the Middle East occupied a central place in Azerbaijan’s media agenda during the period under review, as the conflict unfolded in close proximity to Azerbaijan’s southern bo...
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In 2025, the Council of Europe published a report on the state of media freedom in Europe titled “On the Tipping Point.” The document, “On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025,” states that last year...
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Failure to observe ethical standards on Azerbaijani television, non-ethical behavior on air, shows that create social and psychological tension, and the broadcasting of unlawful advertising are freque...
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Under the bright July sun and against the backdrop of the newly rebuilt hilltop town of Shusha, the government of Azerbaijan opened the third Global Media Forum on Saturday. The event gathered journal...
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In recent days, independent journalists in Azerbaijan have been receiving "job offers" from foreign media through various networks.
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In a five-minute video uploaded to his Instagram account this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a radical shift in the company’s content moderation policies, signaling the end of its fact-check...
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On December 23, at the Baku Court for Grave Crimes, the prosecutor requested a nine-year prison sentence for detained journalist Teymur Karimov. The prosecutor also proposed that he be found guilty un...
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The arrest of human rights defender Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV employees, the developments concerning the state of human rights in the country following COP29, and the reactions of international orga...
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The Azerbaijani press celebrates its 149th anniversary — a milestone that takes us back to the visionary efforts of Hasan bey Zardabi, who founded the first printed newspaper "Əkinçi" ("The Sower") in...
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Traditionally, on the eve of the National Press Day, ASTNA talked about the state of the media and journalists over the past year with an expert on media issues, head of the media rights group Khalid...