The legal state of the media - July 2019 – July 2020

In recent years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has witnessed significant developments, with key players like Turkey actively participating in negotiations and military operations. Analyzing recent articles from Azerbaijani media outlets such as Redaktor.az, Metbuat.az, and Müsavat.com sheds light on Turkey's role in the conflict and its implications for the region.

On March 6, the police raided the office of “Toplum TV”, as well as the apartments of several employees of the site, where funds in the amount of 2,700, 3,100, 20,000 euros were found. A lawsuit was filed against the journalists Farid Ismailov, Mushfig Jabbar, Ali Zeinal, Ramil Babayev, Elmir Abbasov and Ilkin Amrahov under Article 206.3.2 (smuggling).

Six journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan since November 20 to today. On November 20, Director of “AbzasMedia” Ulvi Hasanli and his assistant Muhammad Kekalov were detained, and on November 21, editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizy was detained.

In a recent investigative report by the Report news agency "Corruption schemes that "escape" the attention of the  “Abzas Media’s” owners", dedicated to the situation around “Abzas Media,” I was attracted by the topic of the financial and economic situation of the media.